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Long Tailed Collection

"Long-tailed Wonders: A Glimpse into the World of Graceful Creatures" From the vibrant forests of Lower Saxony to the exotic islands of Thailand

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long Tailed Tit - in flight

Long Tailed Tit - in flight
BB-560 Long Tailed Tit - in flight, wings outstretched Aegithalos caudatus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long tailed Tit - on catkins 8421

Long tailed Tit - on catkins 8421
BB-2003 Long tailed Tit - on catkins Aegithalos caudatus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Duck - in water - February - Barnegat Light - New Jersey - USA

Long-tailed Duck - in water - February - Barnegat Light - New Jersey - USA
JZ-3772 Long-tailed Duck - in water - February Barnegat Light - New Jersey - USA Clangula hyemalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Duck - in water - Westport CT - USA - Oct

Long-tailed Duck - in water - Westport CT - USA - Oct
JZ-3402 Long-tailed Duck - in water Westport CT - USA - Oct. Clangula hyemalis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Tit - making nest with floor cloth stolen from washing line

Long-tailed Tit - making nest with floor cloth stolen from washing line
ME-2170 Long-tailed Tit - making nest with floor cloth stolen from washing line Aegithalos caudatus Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Pangolin

Long-tailed Pangolin
KL-1 Long-tailed Pangolin Manis tetradactyla Keith & Liz Laidler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Chinchilla - young

Long-tailed Chinchilla - young
ANZ-592 Long-tailed Chinchilla - young Ekaterinburg, Russia Chinchilla lanigera Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-Tailed Tit - With wool in bill as nest building material. Spring-time. Western race

Long-Tailed Tit - With wool in bill as nest building material. Spring-time. Western race. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1550 Long-Tailed Tit - With wool in bill as nest building material. Spring. Western race. Lower Saxony, Germany. Aegithalos caudatus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Widowbird - South Africa

Long-tailed Widowbird - South Africa
CH-4157A Long-tailed WIDOWBIRD - perched South Africa Euplectes progne Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Ground Roller Moro moro, Madagascar

Long-tailed Ground Roller Moro moro, Madagascar
AGR-1333 Long-tailed Ground Roller Moro moro, Madagascar Uratelornis chimaera Alan Greensmith Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed duck of Newfoundland, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable

Long-tailed duck of Newfoundland, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4639988 Long-tailed duck of Newfoundland, Clangula hyemalis. Vulnerable. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Great it, Parus major 1, blue it, Parus caeruleus 2, marsh it, Poecile palustris 3, long-tailed it

Great it, Parus major 1, blue it, Parus caeruleus 2, marsh it, Poecile palustris 3, long-tailed it
FLO4574032 Great it, Parus major 1, blue it, Parus caeruleus 2, marsh it, Poecile palustris 3, long-tailed it, Aegithalos caudatus 4, coal it, Periparus ater 5, crested it, Lopophanes cristatus 6

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Sake Vessel in the Form of Urashima Taro on the Long-tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Sake Vessel in the Form of Urashima Taro on the Long-tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sake Vessel in the Form of Urashima Taro on the Long-tailed Turtle, 19th century

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Box in the Form of Urashima Taro Riding on the Long-Tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Box in the Form of Urashima Taro Riding on the Long-Tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Box in the Form of Urashima Taro Riding on the Long-Tailed Turtle, 19th century

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Sencha Teapot in the Form of a Long-Tailed Turtle; Clam Knop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Sencha Teapot in the Form of a Long-Tailed Turtle; Clam Knop, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sencha Teapot in the Form of a Long-Tailed Turtle; Clam Knop, 19th century

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Applique Quilt, c. 1936. Creator: Mildred Prince

Applique Quilt, c. 1936. Creator: Mildred Prince
Applique Quilt, c. 1936

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: South East Asia, Thailand, Krabi province, Koh Hong archipelago, Koh Lading, long-tail

South East Asia, Thailand, Krabi province, Koh Hong archipelago, Koh Lading, long-tail boats on Hat Koh Lading beach - visited on the Five Islands Boat trip from Ao Nang

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed Tits

Long-tailed Tits by David Parry

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea, male. (Red-breasted long-tailed finch)

Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea, male. (Red-breasted long-tailed finch)
FLO4643114 Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea, male. (Red-breasted long-tailed finch, Emberiza paradisaea) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Page 335. The Merops Capher, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)

Page 335. The Merops Capher, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670160 Page 335. The Merops Capher, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Page 325. The Widow bird, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)

Page 325. The Widow bird, 1810-17 (w / c & manuscript text)
5670156 Page 325. The Widow bird, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Shallow Dish with Long-Tailed Birds in a Garden of Stylized... Yuan dynasty, early/mid-14th cent

Shallow Dish with Long-Tailed Birds in a Garden of Stylized... Yuan dynasty, early/mid-14th cent. Creator: Unknown
Shallow Dish with Long-Tailed Birds in a Garden of Stylized Peonies and Fronds, Encircled by a Scrolling Wreath of Camellia and Lotus Blossoms, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), early/mid-14th century

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Snuff Bottle with Bug-Eyed Long-Tailed Fish and Fronds, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Snuff Bottle with Bug-Eyed Long-Tailed Fish and Fronds, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), dated 1909

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach tricolor

Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach tricolor (Dusky shrike, Lanius obscurus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed glossy starling, Lamprotornis caudatus

Long-tailed glossy starling, Lamprotornis caudatus (Merula longicauda). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea

Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea
Long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea (Vidua paradisea). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scita

Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scita
Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita (Long-tailed African tody, Platystera longipes). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Unkown lizard and bar-lipped sheen-skink

Unkown lizard and bar-lipped sheen-skink
Unknown species of American lizard (long-tailed scink, Lacerta longicauda) and bar-lipped sheen-skink, Eugongylus rufescens (greater scink, Lacerta rufescens)

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus. Endangered

Long-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus. Endangered. Simia silenus L. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Kellner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel Schrebers

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Great tit, Parus major, and long-tailed tit

Great tit, Parus major, and long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer

Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Long tailed crow, Corvus caudatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Luna or comet moth, Actias species?

Luna or comet moth, Actias species? (Long-tailed phalaena, Phalaena macroura.) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus

White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus macrourus. (As Long-tailed thrush, Turdus macrourus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Green-tailed jacamar, Galbula galbula

Green-tailed jacamar, Galbula galbula (Long-tailed green jacamar, Galbula viridis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus

Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus (Long-tailed goatsucker). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed tyrant, Colonia colonus

Long-tailed tyrant, Colonia colonus (Peruvian flycatcher, Le Colon). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus

Reed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus (Long-tailed cormorant, Carbo longicaudus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: African blue-flycatcher, Elminia longicauda

African blue-flycatcher, Elminia longicauda (Caerulean or long-tailed flycatcher, Myiagra longicauda). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita

Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita (Long-tailed African tody, Platystera longipis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, male

Long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, male (Supercilious hummingbird, Trochilus superciliosus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria

Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria, and long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda Perruche d Alexandre et perruche a longs brins

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Eurasian blue tit, Cyanoses caeruleus

Eurasian blue tit, Cyanoses caeruleus, and egg, and long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus, with nest and egg. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Exotic bees and wasps

Exotic bees and wasps
Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica 1, lychee stink bug, Tessaratoma papillosa 2, Leptoscelis balteatus 3, Surinam bee, Euglossa surinamensis 4, long-tailed ophion, Ophion macrurum 5

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long-tailed paradise whydah

Long-tailed paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea, in breeding plumage and after moulting (non-breeding male). Handcoloured lithograph by Burggraaff from Th

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Brown-throated parakeet and long-tailed green

Brown-throated parakeet and long-tailed green
Brown-throated parakeet, Eupsittula pertinax, and long-tailed green parrot of Sincialo, Dominica, Psittacus rufirostris. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 336

Curtis British Entomology Plate 336
Lepidoptera: Arcturus sparshalli = Trichioceras sparshalli (Arctiidae: Long-tailed Bombyx). Not British ? specimen from Mr. Sparshall [Plant: Brassica rapa ssp

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Weaver Birds

Weaver Birds
LLM454614 Weaver Birds by Smit, Joseph (1836-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaver Birds. The Royal Natural History, ed Richard Lydekker (Frederick Warne, 1896).); © Look and Learn

Background imageLong Tailed Collection: Long Tailed Titmouse from History of British Birds and Quadrupeds (engraving)

Long Tailed Titmouse from History of British Birds and Quadrupeds (engraving)
BAL45250 Long Tailed Titmouse from History of British Birds and Quadrupeds (engraving) by Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828); Private Collection; English, out of copyright




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"Long-tailed Wonders: A Glimpse into the World of Graceful Creatures" From the vibrant forests of Lower Saxony to the exotic islands of Thailand, long-tailed creatures captivate us with their elegance and unique adaptations. Witnessing a Long Tailed Tit in flight is like observing poetry in motion; its delicate feathers effortlessly carry it through the air, leaving us in awe. In another scene, a Long Tailed Tit perches gracefully on catkins, blending seamlessly with nature's artwork. These tiny birds bring life to even the coldest winter days as they search for sustenance amidst snowy landscapes. Across continents, we find ourselves mesmerized by the enchanting presence of a Long-tailed Duck gliding across tranquil waters. Whether it be February at Barnegat Light or October in Westport CT, these ducks remind us of nature's ability to adapt and thrive. But not all long tails belong to birds alone; enter the world of mammals where we encounter fascinating species such as the elusive Long-tailed Pangolin. This armored creature roams African lands with its intricate scales serving as both protection and beauty. Meanwhile, young Chinchillas flaunt their fluffy tails while playfully exploring their surroundings. Their innocence reminds us that every long tail has its beginnings and holds promises for future generations. Back among avian wonders, we witness a Long-Tailed Tit diligently constructing its nest using stolen floor cloth from washing lines. Resourcefulness knows no bounds when it comes to creating safe havens for new life during springtime. Venturing further south brings us face-to-face with South Africa's magnificent Long-tailed Widowbird. The male proudly displays his extraordinary tail feathers during courtship rituals—a spectacle that leaves observers breathless. Traveling across oceans takes us to Madagascar where we discover an exquisite bird known as Moro moro—the Long-Tailed Ground Roller—whose vivid colors blend harmoniously with lush rainforest foliage.