Green Heron Gallery

Striated Heron / Mangrove Heron / Little Heron /

Striated Heron / Mangrove Heron / Little Heron / Green-backed Heron, flooded forest, Amazon, Mamiraua Reserve, Brazil Striated Heron / Mangrove Heron / Little Heron / Green-backed Heron, flooded forest, Amazon, Mamirau Reserve, Brazil

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Heron Island
aerial view. With a resort and a research station run by the University of Queensland the coral cay has a fringing platform reef of significant biodiversity, supporting around 900 of the 1500 fish species and 72% of the coral species found on the Great Barrier Reef. The eastern half of the island forms part of the Capricornia Cays National Park. Heron Island is also a major Green and Loggerhead turtle nesting site.
Heron Island, Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (World Heritage Area), Queensland, Australia

Johan le Ducq Portrait Willem Jansz Verbruggen

Johan le Ducq, Portrait of Willem Jansz Verbruggen (c.1620-1678), falconer of the Prince of Orange, for the hunting lodge Valkenbosch, portrait painting imagery linen oil painting, Lying rectangular hunting piece with portrait of man in black frame Possible Willem Jans Verbruggen at the Valkenbosch estate in The Hague Haagambacht Pictured sitting or standing behind an elevation with shotgun. He is accompanied by three hunting dogs and falcon with cover (hood); next to him hunting out consisting of hare and heron and hunting attributes: two weitasses and pole. To the left in the background formal garden on the right the outside Valkenbosch with Ionic pilasters (Colossal Order) garden statues and porch with twisted columns and balcony on which man and woman (the parents of Willem Jans Verbruggen ?: falconer Jan Verbruggen and his second wife the Rotterdam-based Sara Pieters Vijgh) On the tympanum and in the garden sculptures. Fountain with figure carrying figure who in turn holds dish with squirting dolphin. Weiss with Verbansch family coat of arms, which was probably later updated: three trees (green) and one ox (red). In old black painted (pine?) List modern muscle plate copper plate with (incorrect) identification of the depicted person as Jan Verbosch and the name and years of the painter Signature on the pole: J le Ducq F (rating 4 under the u) but below this signature remnants of different signature of which at the right just, Pinx. Erasmus Foundation Van Rijckevorsel Parklaan Rotterdam City Center New Work status hunting formal garden country estate classicism fantasy architecture Orange Long-term loan Erasmus Foundation

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