Forked Collection (page 2)

Plate 136 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
Plate 33 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Two-Headed Snake / C. 1770
A strange two-headed snake Date: circa 1770

English dowser dowsing
A traditional English water- finder using a forked stick to find water for a farmer. Date: 1915

Water Divining - A Book of Practical Instruction by S. N. Pike MBE. Date: 1945

A Common Monitor Lizard swims in a small stream, looking for prey (Varanus salvator). in rainforest of Tioman Island, 30 km East off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; June

Cartoon, This Years Sea Serpent, WW1
Cartoon, This Years Sea Serpent, depicting the Russian allies in the early stages of the First World War as a sea creature with the head of a Cossack

Rocky mountain mule deer buck, Odocoileus hemionus, Signal Mountain, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, Usa, wild

Mount Fuji, Japan - Reproduction of a woodcut by Hokusai - Fuji above the lightning. from the series: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Date: circa 1831

Lightning during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
Lightning strike during a thunderstorm - Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba Date: circa 1910s

Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) adult, close-up of head, flicking forked tongue, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, October

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) adult, flicking forked tongue, walking on beach at edge of water, Rinca Island, Komodo N.P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, October

Picture No. 10761991
Nile Monitor - showing its forked tongue which has highly developed olfactory (sense of smell) properties (Varanus niloticus) Date:

St Jerome, 1521, oil on panel, Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) German painter and printmaker. St Jerome (c340-420) a father of Western Christian Church and compiler of the Vulgate

Village criers on horseback, Bird On the Ground and Forked Iron, Crow Indians, Montana, 1908 Photograph by Edward Curtis (1868-1952)

Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) adult, flicking forked tongue, in tropical stream with head above water, Malaysian Borneo, Borneo, Malaysia, February

Four budgies sitting on a forked twig

Chalcostigma stanleyi vulcani, blue-mantled thornbill

Clupea finta, twaite shad
Page 68 by W Houghton from his British Freshwater Fishes, 1879

Plate 137 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Chaetodon sp. butterflyfish

LS Plate 173 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Chanos chanos, milkfish
Ff. 237. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano
Ff. 220. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant
Ff. 31b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Plate 113 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Russian sturgeon
Plate 13 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Huso huso, beluga sturgeon
Plate 10 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Trachinotus ovatus, derbio
Ff. 225. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

LS Plate 174 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 115 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 163 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 139 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 121 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 168 from the John Reeves Collection

Sterna paradisaea, Arctic tern
Plate 72 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Acipenser stellatus, star sturgeon
Plate 17 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Caranx hippos, Crevalle jack
Ff. 221. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Sterna sandvicensis, Sandwich tern
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nemadactylus macropterus, tarakihi
Ff. 206. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

LS Plate 171 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 138 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Caranx melampygus, bluefin trevally
Ff. 95 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

LS Plate 157 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Pagrosomus auratus, snapper
Ff. 72 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

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"Forked: A Journey through Nature's Diverse Paths" Hirundo rustica, the graceful barn swallow, gracefully glides above the garden fork in dug soil on an allotment in Suffolk, England during a warm August day. Sterna antillarum, the elegant least tern, takes flight over the sandy shores as a gardener digs with a garden fork on an idyllic beach of Komodo Island in Indonesia. Witnessing nature's marvels unfold, a majestic Komodo dragon emerges from the lush greenery and heads towards the sparkling sea with its forked tongue flickering in anticipation - Rinca island holds many secrets. In the heart of a mysterious Malayan forest lies hidden treasures - vibrant birds flutter among towering trees while their melodious songs fill the air; it is here that one can truly appreciate nature's intricate forks. Sterna albifrons, known as little terns for their petite size and delicate features, gracefully dive into crystal-clear waters to catch their prey using their sharp beaks resembling tiny forks. Beware. Agkistrodon piscivorus slithers silently through murky swamps with its venomous bite ready to strike unsuspecting prey; its sinister reputation heightened by its menacingly forked tongue captured under SEM magnification. The mighty Komodo dragon basks lazily on golden sands before revealing its secret weapon - a long forked tongue used to sense potential meals lurking beneath Indonesian beaches' surface depths. Plate 327 from George Edwards' "The Gleanings of Natural History" showcases intricate illustrations capturing various species adorned with unique characteristics like forked tails or tongues – reminding us of nature's boundless wonders. Amidst tranquil pond waters resides Cyprinus auratus, commonly known as goldfish; their shimmering scales reflect sunlight creating mesmerizing patterns reminiscent of delicate silver forks.