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Passerina caerulea, blue grosbeakPlate 122 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
Troglodytes aedon, house wren
Zenaida macroura, mourning dovePlate 17 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ammodramus caudacutus, saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrowPlate 149 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
Fratercula artica, Atlantic puffinPlate 213 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Chaetura pelagica, chimney swiftPlate 158 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
Cistothorus platensis, sedge wrenPlate 175 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
Turdrus viscivorus, mistle thrush nest and eggsPlate 4 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)
Sturnus vulgaris, European starling nest and eggsPlate 2 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)
Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren nest and eggsPlate 68 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Turdus sp. thrush chicksPlate 121 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Branta canadensis, Canada goosePlate 201 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Formica rufa, wood antsWood ants massing outside their nest to absorb heat from the spring sunshine
Riparia riparia, Tachycineta thalassinaPlate 385 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
Rhipidura albicollis, white-throated fantail nestA painting by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)
Silhouette of birds nest Date: c. 1930
Mice
Big-beaked Birds
Insects / WaspA wasp nest
The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova
The struggle for the nest. Date c1873
Scaffolding on Westminster AbbeyScaffolding crows nest on Westminster Abbey Date: 1848
Bazaar at Ada-Kaleh - fortified Turkish IslandThe Bazar at the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova
Nest-Making Fish - 6(polycentrus Schomburgkii) Veelsteckel (in Dutch : it means something like many- spined ) Date: 1954
Birds / FieldfareA Fieldfare (Terdus pilaris) at nest. Date: 1930s
Nest-Making Fish - 4(trichogaster leerii) Diamond Gurami Date: 1954
Birds / HeronA Heron at nest. Date: 1930s
Nest-Making Fish - 1(gasterosteus oculeatus) stickleback Date: 1954
European Yellow WagtailA European Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla Flava) beside its nest. Date: 1950s
Mrs Bobbity in her garden, looking up at the sparrows and their nest. Date: 1937
ANT HILLThe nest of a Wood Ant. Date: 1950s
Birds / RavenA raven in flight, about to alight on its nest, where its hungry fledglings greet it with wide open beaks. Date: 1930s
Jack and Jennie Sparrow on the roof above their nest, discussing the problem of the cat preventing them from getting to the crust. Date: 1937
Nest-Making Fish - 3(badis badis) Blue Bass Date: 1954
Nest-Making Fish - 5(cynolebias Belotti) Argentine Parelvis Date: 1954
Nest-Making Fish - 2(macropodus opercularis) the Paradise Fish Date: 1954
Bessarabia - MoldovaBessarabia (which became Moldova) - typical village scene. Lucky storks nesting on the roof! Date: circa 1910s
Easter Bunnies and EggsTwo greedy little Easter bunnies stealing Easter eggs from a nest! Date: early 1930s
Cuckoo in the NestA young Cuckoo in the nest, with an unsuspecting Reed Warbler foster parent feeding it. Date: 1950s
Little TernsTwo Lesser Tern birds, the (female) hen sits on the nest, while the (male) cock brings in the rations. Date: 1930s
Herons NestA Herons nest. Date: 1950s
Nest of SwallowsA Swallows nest, full of fledglings, up in the rafters. Date: 1930s
Birds / Hedge SparrowYoung Hedge Sparrows in the nest. Date: 1960s
Swallows NestA nest of Swallows. Date: 1950s
Birds / RedwingA Redwing and her young in a nest. Date: 1950s
African PythonsA nest of coiled African Pythons. Date: 1960s
Birds / GannetA Gannet and her young in a nest on Bass Rock, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Birds / BlackbirdA Blackbird feeing her young in their nest on a drainpipe. Date: 1960s