Hoopoe and Owl

Adriaen Collaert

National Gallery of Art

This is a print of a bird flying over a distant landscape alongside an owl perched on a branch. The bird on the left is in mid-flight, facing the right. It has stripes on its body and wings, a pointed head, and a long beak. On the right, an owl is perched on a branch that rises from the lower right corner. The owl has dotted feathers on its body and its wings pulled in by its sides. Its beak is slightly hooked, and its head is slightly turned to the left. There are small dark words beside each bird. The background shows a town far below, with buildings, roads, and bridges leading over a winding river. There are people and animals walking across the land and standing in boats on the water. In the background there are distant hills.