Tag Archives: Birds

1923: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks

Posted on November 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

John McKirdy Duncan: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (also known as The Queen of Sheba) (1923)

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1910: Crow on Willow Branch

Posted on November 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Seiko: Crow on Willow Branch (1900s – 1910s) (source)

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1807: The Westwood Children

Posted on November 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Joshua Johnson: The Westwood Children (c. 1807)

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1923: A is for Antelope

Posted on November 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

C. B. Falls: ABC Book (1923)

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17th Century: The Favorite Sounds of Finn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Binn sin, a luin Doire an Chairn! ní chuala mé i n-aird san bhith ceól ba binne ná do cheól agus tú fá bhun do nid. Aoincheól is binne fán mbith,— mairg nách éisteann ris go fóil, a mhic Arphluinn … Continue reading →

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1946: Encounter

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Victor Brauner: La rencontre du 2 bis rue Perrel [Encounter at 2B Rue Perrel] (1946)

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1625: More Crows

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Screen by an anonymous artist; Japan, c. 1625-50.

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2013: Murmuration

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Owen Humphries: A murmuration of starlings in Rigg near Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland – November 26, 2013. (source)

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2012: Gods of New Jersey

Posted on October 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Peter Ferguson: Gods of New Jersey (c. 2012)

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1889: On the Banks

Posted on October 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Thoma: On the Banks of the River Main (1889)

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