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"Perching: A Fascinating Display of Avian Grace and Beauty" Majestic and elegant, a red kite perches on a branch

Background imagePerching Collection: Close-up portrait of a bateleur eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, perched on a dead tree branch

Close-up portrait of a bateleur eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, perched on a dead tree branch. Khwai Concession Area, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Background imagePerching Collection: Portrait of a southern yellow-billed hornbill, Tockus flavirostris

Portrait of a southern yellow-billed hornbill, Tockus flavirostris. Chief Island, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Background imagePerching Collection: A pied kingfisher, Ceryle Rudis, perched at the river side. Chobe River, Chobe National Park

A pied kingfisher, Ceryle Rudis, perched at the river side. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Kasane, Botswana

Background imagePerching Collection: A woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis, with prey in its bill

A woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis, with prey in its bill. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Kasane, Botswana

Background imagePerching Collection: Parrot and Rabbit, 1750s. Creator: Johan Pasch

Parrot and Rabbit, 1750s. Creator: Johan Pasch
Parrot and Rabbit, 1750s

Background imagePerching Collection: City view with still life, 19th century. Creator: Hugo Salmson

City view with still life, 19th century. Creator: Hugo Salmson
City view with still life, 19th century

Background imagePerching Collection: Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill), 1777-1786

Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill), 1777-1786

Background imagePerching Collection: Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760. Creator: Aert Schouman

Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760. Creator: Aert Schouman
Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760

Background imagePerching Collection: Noah's Ark. Creator: Ivar Arosenius

Noah's Ark. Creator: Ivar Arosenius
Noah's Ark, Unknown date

Background imagePerching Collection: Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887

Background imagePerching Collection: Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. Creator: Kishi Ganku

Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. Creator: Kishi Ganku
Fusuma: Tigers and Dragon, 1813-1838. These "fusuma, " Japanese sliding door panels, were designed to cover two walls of a room forming an "L" shape

Background imagePerching Collection: Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850. Creator: Mori Ippô

Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850

Background imagePerching Collection: Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. Creator: Mori Ippô

Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. The season is summer, and there is order in the world: on the left, poppa peacock, big rock, and white peonies; on the right, momma peahen

Background imagePerching Collection: Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876

Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876. Creator: Yoshizawa Setsuan
Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots, 1876

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

Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Goldfinches, 1864

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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 imagePerching 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



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"Perching: A Fascinating Display of Avian Grace and Beauty" Majestic and elegant, a red kite perches on a branch, its wings spread wide against the backdrop of a historical artwork. In the enchanting Westray, Orkney Islands in Scotland, two puffins find solace as they perch on a rocky ledge overlooking the vast expanse of the United Kingdom's coastline. Vibrant and striking, a male goldfinch delicately balances on a slender twig, showcasing its vibrant plumage to all who admire its perching prowess. Amongst the lush greenery of Australia's forests, an Australian King Parrot gracefully settles itself upon a sturdy branch - its vivid colors contrasting with nature's palette. Delicate and dainty, the long-tailed tit finds comfort in numbers as it joins fellow companions on an intricately woven nest while perched among tree branches. Witnessing nature's harmony unfold before our eyes; two red kites perch side by side on a branch - one gazing into the distance while another curiously looks over its shoulder. The dipper takes center stage as it confidently perches upon a rugged rock formation - observing its surroundings with unwavering focus from this unique vantage point. A powerful owl finds tranquility amidst darkness as it roosts comfortably atop towering branches - silently surveying its nocturnal kingdom under moonlit skies. With regal poise and captivating presence, Calyptorhynchus funereus graces us with their beauty; yellow-tailed black cockatoos effortlessly perch amongst eucalyptus trees in search of sustenance. Ara ararauna mesmerizes us with vibrant hues as it majestically clings onto branches using nimble claws; blue-and-yellow macaws remind us why they are truly nature's living masterpiece.