Plate 27: A Common Scoter, a Eurasian Coot, and a Rosefinch(?)

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image displays two large birds in the foreground: one black bird on the left and another deep blue bird with a white marking on its head on the right. Earthy tones with touches of green, pink, and blue compose the color palette. In the background, there is a tree branch extending into the scene with a small bird perched on it to the upper left, accompanied by an apple and green leaves. On the right, purple flowers and green grasses are positioned near the second bird. Water is visible in the lower part of the scene, surrounding the small patch of land where both birds are placed.