Background:

The Owl and Hawk prints on this page are based on drawings by the American scientific illustrator John Ridgway.  The series was published by the United States government to introduce farmers to the variety of owls and hawks they could come across and their impact on agricultural activity.

The prints portray the owls and hawks in a natural setting, and identify the English and Latin names.

Ridgway also collaborated with his brother Robert, an ornithologist, in completing illustrations for his brother's published works.