Images Dated 18th May 2011

USA, Washington State. A Red-brested Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) approaches nest

USA, Washington State. A Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) approaches nest hole with insects in bill. Note pitch around nest hole. Nuthatches put pitch around nest holes, probably to deter predators. Digital composite

© Gary Luhm / DanitaDelimont.com

Animal, Bug, Fauna, Feed, Gary Luhm, Habitat, Nature, Nest Hole, North America, Nuthatch, Pitch, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta Canadensis, Usa, Washington State, Wildlife

A Neopolitan Village with Vesuvius in the Distance, 1889 (oil on canvas)

488296 A Neopolitan Village with Vesuvius in the Distance, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Alott, Robert (1850-1910); 50.2x81.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo A© Christie's Images; Austrian, out of copyright

© © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images

Caravan, Costume, Countryside, Daily, Distance, Dress, Figure, Figures, Goods, Horizon, Italian, Italy, Landscape, Life, Mediterranean, Mount, Mountain, Mzpainting, Naples, Neopolitan, Painting, Produce, Provincial, Ramshackle, Rural, Scene, Selling, Smoke, Traditional, Vesuvius, Village, Volcano

The Interrupted Proposal, 1889 (oil on canvas)

488291 The Interrupted Proposal, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Schmutzler, Leopold (1864-1941); 69.2x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo A© Christie's Images; Bohemian, out of copyright

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Amorous, Animal, Bouquet, Cane, Communication, Costume, Courting, Diversion, Dog, Domestic, Dress, Female, Floral, Flower, Flowers, Girl, Grand, Grandiose, Humorous, Humour, Interior, Interrupted, Interruption, Laughter, Lover, Lovers, Male, Man, Mzpainting, Painting, Posy, Proposal, Puppy, Rococo, Suitor, Traditional, Walking Stick, Woman, Women