This week in Richard Doyle was a British illustrator born in 1824 known for his whimsical folk style. Like many Victorians, Doyle was fascinated by fairies, as well as elves and other magical phenomenon. (1/3)

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John James Audubon was likely the most famous ornithologist who has ever lived. Here is his 1831 lithograph of the buff-bellied piper (Anthus rubescens), then titled as “The Brown Titlark”. The species' diet primarily consists of arthropods, (1/2)

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