Tag Archives: Birds

1918: Young Crow

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

Jan Mankes: Jonge kraai (1918)

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1865: The Storm Cloud

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

Félix Bracquemond: The Storm Cloud (1860-1870)

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1938: Signs of Hard Weather

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

From a collection of folklore gathered by Irish teachers in the 1930’s: Weather 27-12-1938 Signs of hard weather: Robin flying into house. Lapwings seen early in winter. Wild geese seen flying inland (southwards). Small birds gathering in large numbers about … Continue reading →

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1917: Flamingos

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Sydney Long: Flamingos (1917)

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1890: Pig Disturber

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

William Weekes: Pigs Disturbed by a Hen; I made up the date.

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1894: Swans

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

Józef Pankiewicz: Nocturne: Swans in the Saxon Garden in Warsaw by Night (1894)

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1795: Zozozozozozozozozozozozo, zirrhading!

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

From Johann Matthäus Bechstein’s Gemeinnützige Naturgeschichte Deutschlands nach allen drey Reichen: ein Handbuch zur deutlichern und vollständigern Selbstbelehrung besonders für Forstmänner, Jugendlehrer und Oekonomen, volume 4 (1795): Twenty-four different strains or couplets may be reckoned in the song of a … Continue reading →

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