Accipitriformes Gallery

Under the Protection of the Gods

Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt. A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings. The impression given is of the modern bird being protected by the outstretched wings of the Goddess Nekhbet, the divine vulture. Date: 1951

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10949401

Black-breasted Buzzard and Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) - Feeding on an Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)

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Black-breasted Buzzard and Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) - Feeding on an Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis)
Near Mt Barnett, Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia
Hamirostra melanosternon
Black-breasted Buzzards are uncommon Australian endemics inhabiting the interior and northern regions. Whistling Kites are common throughout Australia.
Don Hadden
Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

© Don Hadden/ardea.com

Callisto And Artemis

The nymph Callisto succumbs to the embraces of Zeus, who is disguised as the goddess Artemis. Artemis, who demanded that her nymphs remained chaste, later discovered the indiscretion and turned Callisto into a bear. Engraving by Fr. Stober after Joh. Ender. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

© 2010 Getty Images

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