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Perched Collection (page 9)

"Perched in Time: A Glimpse into Avian Majesty" In the enchanting world of "The Blue Stocking, " a captivating tale penned by Reginald Higgins

Background imagePerched Collection: Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Goldfinches, 1864

Background imagePerched Collection: Two starlings, 1765-1873. Creator: Cornelis van Hardenbergh

Two starlings, 1765-1873. Creator: Cornelis van Hardenbergh
Two starlings, 1765-1873

Background imagePerched Collection: Red-billed Toucan, 1748. Creator: Aert Schouman

Red-billed Toucan, 1748. Creator: Aert Schouman
Red-billed Toucan, 1748

Background imagePerched Collection: Crow on a Willow Branch, c1890. Creator: Okuhara Seiko

Crow on a Willow Branch, c1890. Creator: Okuhara Seiko
Crow on a Willow Branch, c1890

Background imagePerched Collection: Two birds: an apple finch (coccothraustes coccothraustes) and a keep (fringilla montifringilla)

Two birds: an apple finch (coccothraustes coccothraustes) and a keep (fringilla montifringilla), 1752

Background imagePerched Collection: Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780

Background imagePerched Collection: Three birds: a kingfisher, a prince von Wied's toucan and an organist finch, 1720-1792

Three birds: a kingfisher, a prince von Wied's toucan and an organist finch, 1720-1792. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds: a kingfisher, a Prince von Wied's toucan and an organist finch 1720-1792

Background imagePerched Collection: Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756

Background imagePerched Collection: Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman

Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman
Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. According to the artist's notes on the back of this drawing, these birds are from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) in South Asia

Background imagePerched Collection: Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds, two incad pigeons and a collared puffbird, 1753

Background imagePerched Collection: Bresiljan/breiljaan and hummingbird, 1658-1727. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst

Bresiljan/breiljaan and hummingbird, 1658-1727. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst
Bresiljan/breiljaan and hummingbird, 1658-1727

Background imagePerched Collection: Grapes, Flowers and Animals, 1665-1719. Creator: Isac Vromans

Grapes, Flowers and Animals, 1665-1719. Creator: Isac Vromans
Grapes, Flowers and Animals, 1665-1719

Background imagePerched Collection: Tringa nebularia (Common greenshank), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Tringa nebularia (Common greenshank), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tringa nebularia (Common greenshank), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) in a detailed landscape, 1777-1786

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) in a detailed landscape, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) in a detailed landscape, 1777-1786. Bird study: Goudsnip (Rostratula Benghalensis)

Background imagePerched Collection: Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perched on a Zygophyllum sp

Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perched on a Zygophyllum sp. (Caper bean), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778

Background imagePerched Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778

Background imagePerched Collection: Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina). Gordon calls this another Couroucouc (K) OU, but there is only one species in southern Africa

Background imagePerched Collection: Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Bird study: Knysna Tourako (Tauraco Corytaix)

Background imagePerched Collection: Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina); the little man. There is only one type of trogon present in southern Africa

Background imagePerched Collection: Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

Background imagePerched Collection: Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hop (Upapa Africana), with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imagePerched Collection: Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imagePerched Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Hunting pheasant, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Hunting pheasant, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Hunting pheasant, 1759-1842

Background imagePerched Collection: Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tricholaema leucelas (Acacia Pied Barbet), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bearded bird (Tricholaema Leucelas)

Background imagePerched Collection: Crested guan (Penelope Purpurascens), 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Crested guan (Penelope Purpurascens), 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Crested guan (Penelope Purpurascens), 1759-1842

Background imagePerched Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Auerhaan, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Auerhaan, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Auerhaan, 1759-1842

Background imagePerched Collection: Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePerched Collection: Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Design for a print



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"Perched in Time: A Glimpse into Avian Majesty" In the enchanting world of "The Blue Stocking, " a captivating tale penned by Reginald Higgins, we find ourselves transported to an era where elegance and intellect intertwine. Just like the characters in this literary masterpiece, birds too possess a grace that captivates our imagination. Imagine soaring through time as we delve into historical artwork depicting a majestic red kite perched high above, its wings spread wide against the backdrop of ancient landscapes. In Northumberland, England, a barn owl sits serenely on a post, exuding wisdom and mystery with every gaze. Nature's whimsy takes center stage as we witness the great grey owl perched defiantly on a conifer during an unforgiving snowstorm. Its feathers ruffled by icy winds but its resolve unyielding. But not all avian wonders are found in grandeur; sometimes it is in their delicate beauty that they truly shine. The long-tailed tit flits gracefully from branch to branch, leaving behind trails of joy wherever it goes. Two canaries perch side by side on their cozy wooden roosts, filling our hearts with melodies that transcend language barriers. A kingfisher finds solace atop a moss-covered tree stump - nature's throne for this vibrant creature adorned with hues so vivid they seem plucked from dreams themselves. Meanwhile, the robin and song thrush bring life to gardens with their melodic symphonies and colorful plumage. As we journey further into artistic realms, Sergey Solomko's portrayal of the mythical blue bird Sirin enchants us with its ethereal presence. Picture No. 10884320 captures this enigmatic creature mid-flight – an embodiment of freedom and wonderment. And finally, amidst these diverse avian marvels stands Calyptorhynchus funereus – the yellow-tailed black cockatoo.