Feeding Collection (page 15)

Euphagus carolinus, rusty blackbird
Plate 157 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Sawfly larvae devouring a leaf
A group of sawfly larvae devouring a leaf as featured on page 71 of Megabugs by Miranda MacQuitty; Natural History Museum publication, 1995

Panorpa communis, scorpion fly
A male scorpion fly devouring a dead insect, which they often steal from spiders webs in hedgreows and nettlebeds. Their name comes from the shape of the males tail, which resembles a scorpions

Nematus ribesii, gooseberry sawfly larvae
These caterpillars feed voraciously on gooseberry leaves, red and white currant leaves. They display distinct black spots on their green bodies and can have up to three generations within one year

Acrididae, grasshopper
A young grasshopper feeding on a leaf blade. There are eleven native species of grasshopper in Britain, which vary in size from 20 to 30mms

Bombus sp. bumblebee visiting a flower
A bumblebee visiting an attractive garden flower, collecting nectar and adding pollen to the pollen sac shown here on its hind leg

Tamiasciurus douglasii, Douglas squirrel
Sciurus Longipilis, Long Haired Squirrel. Plate 27 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Vol. 2, 1846, by John James Audubon (1785-1851) and John Bachman (1790-1874)

Hylonympha macrocerca, scissor-tailed hummingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Supplementary volume, (1861)

Aglaeactis cupripennis, shining sunbeam
Plate 179, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.3, (1849-61)

Thalurania columbica venusta, purple-crowned woodnymph
Plate 105, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Thalurania furcata refulgens, fork-tailed woodnymph
Plate 102, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Campylopterus ensipennis, white-tailed sabrewing
Plate 46, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Loxia leucoptera, white-winged crossbill
Plate 364 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Picoides villosus, Picoides tridactylus, Picoides pubescens
Plate 417 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Picoides villosus, Melanerpes lewis, M. carolinus, Sphyrapic
Plate 416 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Actitis macularius, spotted sandpiper
Plate 310 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ajaia ajaja, roseate spoonbill
Plate 321 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Tringa melanoleuca, greater yellowlegs
Plate 308 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Children feeding the birds at Christmas. Date: 1915

Silhouette of birds nest Date: c. 1930

Mother feeding her small son a spoonful of jam c. 1910

Child feeding the birds in the snow
A small girl in red coat and hat feed the birds in the snowy countryside c. 1910

Elegant mother and young daughter in the snow
A mother and daughter hold hands as they walk through the heavy snow, feeding the birds as they go. c.1920

Italian advertisements, 1941. Advertisement of

Starving children feeding birds. Published in

Feeding ducks from a hammock

Posh Boarding Kennel
Feeding time for three well cared-for dogs at a dog hotel (boarding kennel). Date: early 1930s

The Zoo Keeper
People You See. From Teddy Bear (21 November 1964)

Boy with Birds

HYGEIA
Greek goddess of health, feeding a serpent from a bowl

Firefighters night out at the Festival Gardens, Battersea
Firefighters enjoying a night out with dolphins at the Festival Gardens, Battersea, SW London

NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fire
Firefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit

NFS (London Region No 5) pump escape and crew, WW2
The pump escape from the Regional Headquarters fire station Lambeth in the headquarters drill yard. The escape has been removed and the rear mounted pump is being operated

An animal keeper feeding raw meat to lions in a circus cage as spectators watch. Date c1891

Yamauba breast feeding Kintaro. Date between 1801 and 1806

Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1942
Ready for anything ! His mother took the best advice and gave her child the food that has won a supreme reputation all over the world

Feeding the carp - park at Fontainebleau. Two noble women feeding carp. Date c1878

Feeding Pigeons in St. Marks Place, Venice, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Central Park, N. Y. Feeding the swans
Central Park, N.Y. Feeding the swans. Date 1873

Colored sharecropper family living in Little Rock, Arkansas. Date 1935 Oct

Little Girl feeds her two horses in the stables
Luxuries " At evening-time, she fondly tends To all the wants of both her friends." A little girl gives a few raisins to Dobbin and Bobbin. Date: circa 1906

Advert for Glaxo baby food 1914
Glaxo the food that builds bonnie babies. Throughout the British Empire - babies that cannot be breast-fed are being reared on British made and British Owned

Taking the twins for a spin in the pram
We have done those things we ought not to have done!...and two noisy babies are the outcome! Date: circa 1918

Girls feeding birds in the snow
Winter scene. Girls feeding birds. Date: 1903

ATS - cooking for the Army, 1939
Female ATS workers inspecting a boiled roly poly pudding while learning how to cook for the troops in training. Date: 1939

Children feeding swans
Children on a riverbank feeding swans. Front cover of Happy Days Play Book. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1920

Children feeding robin
" Winter scene. " Christmas Cheer". Boy and girl with basket of bread feeding a robin. Hand coloured postcard illustration. " Date: c.1920

Winter scene. Young girl feeding the birds
Young girl with basket feeding a group of birds in wintertime. Artist: Isabel Saul Date: circa 1922

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