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Water Bird Collection (page 3)

"Captivating Water Birds: A Glimpse into their Enigmatic World" From the haunting tales of the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " where an albatross met a tragic fate

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Putti Holding Swan, n.d

Putti Holding Swan, n.d

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Winged Animals at Top and Crouching Swans at Bottom, 1596

Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Winged Animals at Top and Crouching Swans at Bottom, 1596. Creator: Daniel Mignot
Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Winged Animals at Top and Crouching Swans at Bottom, 1596

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Panneau décoratif à sujets d'animaux, between 1765 and 1767. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Panneau décoratif à sujets d'animaux, between 1765 and 1767. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Panneau decoratif a sujets d'animaux, between 1765 and 1767. Decorative panel with animals

Background imageWater Bird Collection: 'Thornedale, ' Oakleigh Thorne house, Millbrook, New York, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Thornedale, " Oakleigh Thorne house, Millbrook, New York, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Thornedale, " Oakleigh Thorne house, Millbrook, New York, 1919. House Architecture: Federal revival house built 1849, with later additions. Landscape: Helen Stafford (Mrs)

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Binnenalster mit Jungfernstieg, 1893. Creator: Fritz Stoltenberg

Binnenalster mit Jungfernstieg, 1893. Creator: Fritz Stoltenberg
Binnenalster mit Jungfernstieg, 1893

Background imageWater Bird Collection: 'Brookside, ' William Hall Walker house, Brookside Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, c1916

"Brookside, " William Hall Walker house, Brookside Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, c1916. House architecture: Carre`re & Hastings

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVII, c. 1575/1580

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Pictures of the Year - IX. 'In A Fix', after Alfred W Strutt, 1891. Creator: Unknown

Pictures of the Year - IX. "In A Fix", after Alfred W Strutt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Pictures of the Year - IX. "In A Fix", after Alfred W Strutt, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Las Bodas de Camacho, c. 1855. Creator: Célestin Nanteuil

Las Bodas de Camacho, c. 1855. Creator: Célestin Nanteuil
Las Bodas de Camacho, c. 1855

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade), c. 1755/1760. Creator: Johann Esaias Nilson

Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade), c. 1755/1760. Creator: Johann Esaias Nilson
Invention d'une Cascade (Design for a Cascade), c. 1755/1760

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Marais de la Burbanche. Creator: Adolphe Appian

Marais de la Burbanche. Creator: Adolphe Appian
Marais de la Burbanche

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Esquisse pour le Salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville : La muse Clio, between 1852 and 1854

Esquisse pour le Salon de la Paix de l'Hôtel de Ville : La muse Clio, between 1852 and 1854
Esquisse pour le Salon de la Paix de l'Hotel de Ville : La muse Clio, between 1852 and 1854

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898

Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898. Creator: Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898

Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898. Creator: Paul Leon Felix Schmitt
Sketch for the reception hall at the town hall of Vincennes: Views of Vincennes, 1898

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Le sacrifice à l'autel de l'Amour, between 1765 and 1770. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet

Le sacrifice à l'autel de l'Amour, between 1765 and 1770. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Le sacrifice a l'autel de l'Amour, between 1765 and 1770

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Amour aux raisins, between 1765 and 1770. Creator: Francois Boucher

Amour aux raisins, between 1765 and 1770. Creator: Francois Boucher
Amour aux raisins, between 1765 and 1770

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans. Creator: Robert Caney

Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans. Creator: Robert Caney
Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans

Background imageWater Bird Collection: The Villa Torlonia, from the original painting by Joseph Castiglione in the collec

The Villa Torlonia, from the original painting by Joseph Castiglione in the collec... 19th century. Creator: Anon
The Villa Torlonia, from the original painting by Joseph Castiglione in the collection of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, New York, 19th century

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Sketch for the town hall of Joinville-le-Pont: Lac d'Amour - the weeping willow, c1918

Sketch for the town hall of Joinville-le-Pont: Lac d'Amour - the weeping willow, c1918

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXVI, c. 1575/1580

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XXIV, c. 1575/1580

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XV, c. 1575/1580

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Decorative panel, sign of the goldsmith Passerieux, c1825. Creator: Charles Hubert

Decorative panel, sign of the goldsmith Passerieux, c1825. Creator: Charles Hubert
Decorative panel, sign of the goldsmith Passerieux, c1825

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Moulin de la Folie-Beaujon, 1827. Creator: Antoine Guyot

Moulin de la Folie-Beaujon, 1827. Creator: Antoine Guyot
Moulin de la Folie-Beaujon, 1827

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Lake in Villa Borghese, 1793. Creator: Albert Christoph Dies

Lake in Villa Borghese, 1793. Creator: Albert Christoph Dies
Lake in Villa Borghese, 1793

Background imageWater Bird Collection: An April Shower: A View from Binsey Ferry Near Oxford, Looking Towards Port... 1842

An April Shower: A View from Binsey Ferry Near Oxford, Looking Towards Port... 1842. Creator: William Turner
An April Shower: A View from Binsey Ferry Near Oxford, Looking Towards Port Meadow and Godstow, 1842

Background imageWater Bird Collection: The Alarm, 1895. Creator: Félix Vallotton

The Alarm, 1895. Creator: Félix Vallotton
The Alarm, 1895

Background imageWater Bird Collection: La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Hose Holder, c. 1937. Creator: Elmer G Anderson

Hose Holder, c. 1937. Creator: Elmer G Anderson
Hose Holder, c. 1937

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Wall Paper, c. 1936. Creator: Charlotte Angus

Wall Paper, c. 1936. Creator: Charlotte Angus
Wall Paper, c. 1936

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Swan, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Swan, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Swan, n.d

Background imageWater Bird Collection: La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17

La Marchande d'Amour (The Merchant of Love) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1815/17. Designed by Louis-Hippolyte LeBas, after Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet

Background imageWater Bird Collection: A Penny for Her Thoughts, 1878. Creator: John Everett Millais

A Penny for Her Thoughts, 1878. Creator: John Everett Millais
A Penny for Her Thoughts, 1878

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Woodland with a Pond and Swans, 1897. Creator: Jan Toorop

Woodland with a Pond and Swans, 1897. Creator: Jan Toorop
Woodland with a Pond and Swans, 1897

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Rare Winter Birds recently shot in Yorkshire, 1850. Creator: Pearson

Rare Winter Birds recently shot in Yorkshire, 1850. Creator: Pearson
Rare Winter Birds recently shot in Yorkshire, 1850. 1. Black-throated Diver (Colymbus arcticus). 2. Pink-footed Goose (Anser phoenicopus). 3. Waxen Chatterer (Ampelis garrulus). 4

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Her True Knight, from Puck, 1887. Creator: Joseph Keppler

Her True Knight, from Puck, 1887. Creator: Joseph Keppler
Her True Knight, from Puck, 1887

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Summer Residence of the Kara...Family, in Tambov, 1150 Versts from St. Petersburgh, 1850

Summer Residence of the Kara...Family, in Tambov, 1150 Versts from St. Petersburgh, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Summer Residence of the Kara...Family, in Tambov, 1150 Versts from St. Petersburgh, [Russia], 1850....the flag hoisted on the tower on the right...shows the mistress of the mansion is at home

Background imageWater Bird Collection: A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog, c. 1740. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry

A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog, c. 1740. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog, c. 1740

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Biography Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet

Biography Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Biography Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796-99

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans, 1772. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet

Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans, 1772. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans, 1772

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Economy Pie Plate, c. 1937. Creator: Ralph Atkinson

Economy Pie Plate, c. 1937. Creator: Ralph Atkinson
Economy Pie Plate, c. 1937

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Picture No. 12478752

Picture No. 12478752
Common Teal - drake in breeding plumage - Germany Date:

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Coot water migratory bird

Coot water migratory bird
Coots are small water birds that are members of the Rallidae (rail) family. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, often swimming in open water

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Natural History, Birds, Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Natural History, Birds, Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Vintage engraving of a Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Birds eggs, Dipper, Warbler, Thrush, Spoonbill, Ptarmigan, Falcon, Curlew, Crow

Birds eggs, Dipper, Warbler, Thrush, Spoonbill, Ptarmigan, Falcon, Curlew, Crow
Vintage engraving of Birds eggs, Dipper, Garden Warbler, Missel Thrush, Spoonbill, Ptarmigan, Peregrine Falcon, Curlew, Hooded Crow, Coot

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Birds eggs, Crow, Swallow, Hawk, Blue tit, Blackcap, Partridge, Duck

Birds eggs, Crow, Swallow, Hawk, Blue tit, Blackcap, Partridge, Duck
Vintage engraving of Birds eggs, Carrion Crow, Swallow, Hawk, Blue tit, Blackcap, Partridge, Wild Duck, Cuckoo, Pheasant

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Emperor penguin chicks on parents feet - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula

Emperor penguin chicks on parents feet - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Background imageWater Bird Collection: Emperor penguin chicks in procession - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin chicks in procession - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island




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"Captivating Water Birds: A Glimpse into their Enigmatic World" From the haunting tales of the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " where an albatross met a tragic fate, to the heartwarming sight of two Northern Gannets gracefully touching beaks in greeting, water birds have always held a special place in our imagination. In Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, these majestic Morus bassanus create a mesmerizing spectacle as they engage in their unique ritual. Just like the vibrant Roman mosaic depicting red mullets and ducks together, these birds remind us of nature's harmonious symphony. The enchanting painting "The Wild Swans (The Twelve Brothers Turned Into Swans)" transports us to a world where transformation and resilience intertwine. Similarly, witnessing a flock of snow geese soaring through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge fills our hearts with awe for their collective grace. As we delve deeper into history, an unknown artist's altarpiece from Thuison-les-Abbeville reveals Saint Hugh of Lincoln surrounded by ethereal beauty. These intricate details capture not only his devotion but also the delicate presence of waterfowl nearby. Nature's wonders continue to unfold at Titchwell RSPB Reserve Norfolk in March when Coot Fulica atra graces us with its elegant presence. The narrowboats moored on Kennet and Avon Canal at sunset offer solace amidst this picturesque scene—a moment frozen in time. Inspired by Salomon Gessner's masterpiece "Leda and the Swan, " we are reminded that even within mythology lies an appreciation for water birds' allure. Their elegance is further exemplified by Smew Duck Waterfowl bird and Pintail Duck Waterfowl bird—symbols of tranquility floating upon serene waters. Water birds embody both mystery and serenity; they captivate our senses and remind us of the delicate balance between humanity and nature.