In the foreground three hunters set out to catch blackbirds. In their hands are objects to aid in this: a crossbow, a bell, a lantern and a club. In the background, the three are catching blackbirds. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a 43-part series on hunting, Hunting Blackbirds Hunting Scenes (series title) In quibus omne genus venationis, aucupij, piscatusque (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, Jan van der Straet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Philips Galle, print maker: Antwerp, Florence, publisher: Antwerp, 1578, paper, engraving, w 292 mm × h 216 mm