Wings Collection (page 3)

Barn owl. High-speed photograph of a European barn owl (Tyto alba) swooping from the air to land on a fence post. The barn owl has long pointed wings with a span of 95 centimetres

Spanish festoon butterfly (Zerynthia rumina). This specimen is from Spain

Pine pollen grains, light micrograph
Pine pollen grains. Light micrograph of a section through winged pollen grains (microspores) from a pine (Pinus sp.) tree

Avocet - Texel - Netherlands
DAC-171 Avocet Texel - Netherlands Recurvirostra avosetta David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chough - Cornwall - UK
DAC-298 Chough Cornwall - UK Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Carlotta Grisi / Giselle
CARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here in Giselle

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Lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) in flight, near Portal, Arizona, United States of America, North America

7-Spot Ladybird - On flower with open wings
LA-1253 7-Spot LADYBIRD - on flower with open wings Coccinella septempunctata Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mallard Duck drake - taking off bd907
TOM-900 Mallard Duck drake - taking off North America Anas platyrhynchos Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

House Sparrow Male in flight, wings down, side view
BB-661 House Sparrow - Male in flight, wings down, side view Passer domesticus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Les Sylphides Scene
LES SYLPHIDES The view from the wings

Leonardo Machine
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine, driven by a standing man using his arms to flap the wings

Oberon & Titania
Act II, Scene II Oberon squeezes the flower onto Titanias eyelids

Goya Birdmen
MODO DE VOLAR One of Goyas many etchings depicting winged people, this is the most realistic, with wings large enough to be aerodynamically viable

Blue Crow Butterfly, Euphoea mulciber subvisaya

Tarot Card 21 - Le Monde (The World). Date: 20th century

Mephistopheles Prologue in the Sky, from Goethes Faust, 1828, (illustration)
XJF61648 Mephistopheles Prologue in the Sky, from Goethes Faust, 1828, (illustration), (b/w photo of lithograph) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Private Collection; French

Barn owl (Tyto alba) perched in a tree

Fruit fly, SEM
Fruit fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a male fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) flying past plant foliage. Its compound eyes (red) are seen and its wings are outstretched

Lesser Sandhill Cranes - in flight - to roost at sunset - with Mount Diablo beyond. Central Valley, California
ROG-14187 Lesser Sandhill Cranes - in flight - to roost at sunset - with Mount Diablo beyond Central Valley, California, USA Grus canadensis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal

A bird of prey sticker on a window to prevent birds flying into the window
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Double-crested Cormorant - West Coast nonbreeeding adult with wings spread open - Range: coasts, inland lakes
FG-ED-034 Double-crested Cormorant - West Coast nonbreeeding adult with wings spread open Range: coasts, inland lakes, rivers of North America Phalacrocorax auritus Francois Gohier Please note that

Emperor Penguin - adults and chicks. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11127 Emperor Penguin - adults and chicks Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great Skua Shetland
GET-928 Great SKUA Shetlands, UK Stercorarius skua Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Greylag Goose Taking Flight at Sunrise Hickling Broad Norfolk UK
FEU-50 Greylag Goose - Taking Flight at Sunrise Hickling Broad Norfolk UK Anser anser Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fukagawa Susaki and Jumantsubo (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), from the series "One... 1857
Fukagawa Susaki and Jumantsubo (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

The Wingless Chimera, 1911. Creator: David Young Cameron
The Wingless Chimera, 1911

WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

A Sail in the Moon Boat by Florence Mary Anderson
Illustration showing two children and a baby going for a ride on a crescent shaped moon surrounded by pixies and fairies. c.1920

Swift In Flight Farmoor Resevoir, Oxon - UK
RES-188-m Common SWIFT - In Flight Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon - UK Apus apus George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

The Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex or Shoe-Billed Stork
The majestic bird of the wetlands and an excellent fisherman is in typical green environment. It is raining. Big grey bird with big bill. Very small deep of focus. The Shoebill, balaeniceps rex

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae) in falling snow on the western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) in flight, Minsmere RSPB reserve, Suffolk, UK, August

Zeppelin-Staaken R VI German long-range bomber
Zeppelin-Staaken R VI German long-range giant bomber, first flown in mid-1917. A total of 18 were built. They were delivered to the Western Front, and sometimes used in raids on the British mainland

Cock and Hen with Chickens and Pigeons - Johannes Spruyt
Oil on Canvas 88.9 x 118.1

Short-eared Owl
Tao Huang

Cover design, Progress, April 1927 - Lever Brothers magazine, mythological figure in Liverpool Date: 1927

I Wait (Rachel Gurney as an Angel), 1872 (b / w photo)
1126348 I Wait (Rachel Gurney as an Angel), 1872 (b/w photo) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: I Wait (Rachel Gurney as an Angel) by Julia Margaret Cameron

Lee Morgan, 1961. Creator: Brian Foskett
Lee Morgan, 1961

Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864

Two fairies clasping each other, from The Password to Fairyland -- Then they flew together and clasped in a tight embrace. 20th century

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), male flapping its wings, autumn colour reflected in water, Ohio, USA

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male flying low over water. Cambridgeshire Fens, England, March

Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) in defensive posture, Bhutan, June

Fokker V8 German tandem-winged quintupriplane
Fokker V8 German fighter tandem-winged quintupriplane (five wings), a one-off completed in autumn 1917. Its performance was found to be very poor. Date: circa 1917-1918

Fairey Campania two-seat seaplane
Fairey Campania two-seat carrier-borne reconnaissance or coastal patroller seaplane, which entered production in early 1917. It was mounted on a wheeled trolley for takeoff from a ships flight deck

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The King of Kings soars high on wings, like Hermes in Jonnard's masterpiece from 1886. Under the Protection of the Gods, a majestic wedge-tailed eagle gracefully glides through the sky. Wings For Victory symbolize strength and triumph in times of adversity. The Pipes Of Pan play a melodious tune as Elsie Harding captures the essence of flight. Explore the intricate internal anatomy of a Honey Bee, where every wingbeat is essential for survival. Witness the awe-inspiring sight of a Common Pheasant alarmed, its wings spread wide in fear or warning. Remember Icarus & Daedalus' cautionary tale as they dared to fly too close to the sun with their waxen wings. Angels of Mons grace us with their presence on piano music covers, reminding us that hope can take flight even during dark times. In Picture No. 10859244, witness nature's beauty as a Red Kite soars majestically over its nest territory in Lower Saxony, Germany during April's awakening springtime. Its outstretched wings paint an ethereal picture against the blue sky and can not just appendages; they represent freedom and boundless possibilities - whether it be soaring through mythical realms or navigating our own earthly existence.