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Perch Collection

Background imagePerch Collection: A Selection of Fish

A Selection of Fish
An assortment of fish: 1. sharp-nosed eel, 2. blunt-nosed eel, 3. burbot, 4. lamprey, 5. lampern, 6. chub, 7. perch, 8. roach, 9. bream, 10. rudd, 11. Prussian carp, 12. Crucian carp, 13. tench, 14

Background imagePerch Collection: A male Goldfinch

A male Goldfinch
A male European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perches on a slender twig. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Building Emp State Buil

Building Emp State Buil
A dizzy perch 350 yards above street level: A New York workman (Carl Russell) engaged on the worlds tallest bulding (at the time), the Empire State Building

Background imagePerch Collection: Farmer and team of working horses plough a field

Farmer and team of working horses plough a field
A team of two heavy horses plough a field, watched by a large crow and a pet springer spaniel. Watercolour painting by Malcom Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Background imagePerch Collection: Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl
A Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) perched on a branch. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) - Sergey Solomko

Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) - Sergey Solomko. Date: circa 1903

Background imagePerch Collection: A Pike and a Perch

A Pike and a Perch
A pike and a perch

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse

Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse
Liverpool - Rock Lighthouse New Brighton - Lighthouse and crowds. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse

Background imagePerch Collection: Illustration, Clicko the pink cockatoo

Illustration, Clicko the pink cockatoo, sitting on his perch. Date: 1912

Background imagePerch Collection: Gouldian Finches & Indigo Finch

Gouldian Finches & Indigo Finch
From a series of postcards. 1937

Background imagePerch Collection: Kingfisher on a perch

Kingfisher on a perch
A Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perches on a wooden post. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl

Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl
The weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene

Background imagePerch Collection: Perca fluviatilis, or European Perch

Perca fluviatilis, or European Perch, also known as Redfin Perch and English Perch. Date: 1879

Background imagePerch Collection: Goldfinch-Bullfinch hybrids

Goldfinch-Bullfinch hybrids
Four birds on a perch. Artist: May Bowley Date: 1936

Background imagePerch Collection: Print Users Yearbook -- blue budgerigars

Print Users Yearbook -- blue budgerigars
Print Users Yearbook -- two blue budgerigars sitting on a perch. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePerch Collection: Two Ravens on a snowy perch

Two Ravens on a snowy perch
A Raven preens his wing feathers on a snowy branch. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imagePerch Collection: Old man in pigeon loft, Stoke

Old man in pigeon loft, Stoke
An old man wearing a cloth cap checks his racing pigeons in his back yard pigeon loft Date: 1987

Background imagePerch Collection: Man with cuckolds horns holding a magick cup

Man with cuckolds horns holding a magick cup
Man with cuckolds horns in ruff, doublet and cape holding a magick cup. The enchanted goblet. La coupe enchantee. After Ludovico Ariosto

Background imagePerch Collection: Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and Kookaburra

Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and Kookaburra
Three Birds of Australia - The Magpie, Butcherbird and Kookaburra. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch Freshwater Fish Watercolour painting H

Perch Freshwater Fish Watercolour painting H
Perch, Freshwater, Fish, Watercolour, painting, H, Oliver, 12022447

Background imagePerch Collection: Comic postcard, Two parrots chatting Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two parrots chatting Date: 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: Postcard design - Why don t you call?

Postcard design - Why don t you call? Two birds chirping at each other, one perched in a spindly tree Date: circa 1937

Background imagePerch Collection: Comic postcard, Cockerel and hen Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Cockerel and hen Date: 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: Comic postcard, Cockerel, hen and parrot

Comic postcard, Cockerel, hen and parrot Date: 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman lying on the beach Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman lying on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster

John Dory, magpie perch, silver fish and butterfly lobster
John Dory, Zeus faber, magpie perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, migratory silver fish, and butterfly lobster, Ibacus peronii

Background imagePerch Collection: Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae

Emu and young, Dromaius novaehollandiae
Emu and young chicks, Dromaius novaehollandiae. Lithograph after an illustration by Louisa Anne Meredith from her book Tasmanian Friends and Foes, Feathered, Furred and Finned, Marcus Ward, London

Background imagePerch Collection: European barracuda and perch

European barracuda and perch
European barracuda, Sphyraena sphyraena 1, and perch, Perca fluviatilis 2. Sfirena spet, Scalino o Luccio di mare, Perso comune

Background imagePerch Collection: Nile perch and sleeper fish

Nile perch and sleeper fish
Nile perch, Lates niloticus, and sleeper fish or gudgeon, Ophiocara macrolepidota. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imagePerch Collection: Forkbeard and fivebeard rockling

Forkbeard and fivebeard rockling
Forkbeard, Phycis phycis 1 and fivebeard rockling, Ciliata mustela.2. Mustela comune, Merluzzo barbuto. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imagePerch Collection: Damselfish and climbing perch

Damselfish and climbing perch
Damselfish, Chromis chromis 1, and climbing perch, Anabas testudineus 2. Pesce Rondinino o Rondine di mare, Anaba arrampicatore

Background imagePerch Collection: Bristle worms or polychaetes

Bristle worms or polychaetes. Splendid fireworm, Hesione splendida 1 and Syllis monilaris 2. Esione lucente, Silli monilare

Background imagePerch Collection: Cartoon, Little birds who can sing

Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer

Background imagePerch Collection: Yellow perch, Perca flavescens

Yellow perch, Perca flavescens (granulated perch, Perca granulata). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imagePerch Collection: Climbing perch and snakehead murrel

Climbing perch and snakehead murrel
Climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Anabas scandens) 1, snakehead murrel, Channa striata, (Ophiocephalus striatus) 3. Ear labyrinth of the perch 1a, and giant gourami

Background imagePerch Collection: European perch and ruffe

European perch and ruffe
European perch, Perca fluviatilis 1, ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus 3, and head of lined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus vittatus

Background imagePerch Collection: European perch, Perca fluviatilis

European perch, Perca fluviatilis (Red-spotted perch, Perca maculata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch, shi drum and seabass

Perch, shi drum and seabass
Perch, Perca fluviatilis, shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa, and seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch, velvet worm, lacewing and pearl oyster

Perch, velvet worm, lacewing and pearl oyster
European perch, Perca fluviatilis 1, velvet worm, Peripatus iuliformis 2, lacewing, Perla marginata 3, and pearl oyster, Isognomon isognomum 4. Perche, Peripate, Perle, Perne

Background imagePerch Collection: Climbing perch and four-eyed fish

Climbing perch and four-eyed fish
Climbing perch, Anabas testudineus 1, and four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps 2. Handcoloured steel engraving by Beyer after an illustration by de Sainson from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch, Perca fluviatilis

Perch, Perca fluviatilis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Background imagePerch Collection: Carp and perch varieties

Carp and perch varieties
Carp, Cyprinus carpio 1, 2, barbel, Barbus barbus 3, pike-perch, Sander lucioperca 4, and European perch, Perca fluviatilis 5

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch

Perch. 1842

Background imagePerch Collection: The Natural History of Cage Birds - Title Page

The Natural History of Cage Birds - Title Page - Their Management, habits, food, diseases, treatment, breeding and the methods of catching them by J M Bechstein M.D. Date: 1845

Background imagePerch Collection: Humanised birds on a tree on a greetings postcard

Humanised birds on a tree on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Victorian Scrap, parrot on a hoop perch

Victorian Scrap, parrot on a hoop perch
Victorian Scrap, pink and green parrot on a hoop perch. circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Caricature, Polly Solomon

Caricature, Polly Solomon -- Edward Solomon, English conductor, composer, orchestrator and pianist. 1884

Background imagePerch Collection: Farmyard scene with Cockerels and Peacock

Farmyard scene with Cockerels and Peacock. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePerch Collection: Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse

Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: 2 MISERS COUNT LOOT

2 MISERS COUNT LOOT
Two misers count their wealth and enter the total in their ledger

Background imagePerch Collection: Cartoon portrait, GEORGE JOACHIM GOSCHEN

Cartoon portrait, GEORGE JOACHIM GOSCHEN, 1st VISCOUNT GOSCHEN MP, as a parrot on a perch, whose allegiances shift from Conservative to Liberal according to circumstances. Date: 1881

Background imagePerch Collection: Crows on boats, Sri Lanka

Crows on boats, Sri Lanka
Black crows on beached boats, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imagePerch Collection: Crow on boat, Sri Lanka

Crow on boat, Sri Lanka
Black carrion crow on brightly painted boat bow, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imagePerch Collection: Peacock and Bamboo by Yamaguchi Soken

Peacock and Bamboo by Yamaguchi Soken (1759-1818). Date: circa 1790s

Background imagePerch Collection: A male Chaffinch

A male Chaffinch
A male chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), perched on a shrub in bud. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: A Robin perched on a large fir cone

A Robin perched on a large fir cone
A Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on a large fir cone. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Coastal Clifftop scene with Peregrine Falcon

Coastal Clifftop scene with Peregrine Falcon
Waves crash on a steep rocky coastline with dark high cliffs. A perched Peregrine Falcon has been added to the border framing this coastal scene. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Girl with cockatoo on a greetings card

Girl with cockatoo on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePerch Collection: Two cats, a dog and a parrot on a Christmas card

Two cats, a dog and a parrot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Old Maid card game - Old Maid

Old Maid card game - Old Maid and her parrot. circa 1950s

Background imagePerch Collection: Magician with two white doves, Cornwall

Magician with two white doves, Cornwall
Magician in a sparkly red costume and silver top hat with two white doves perched on her hands, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePerch Collection: Sebastes norvegicus, or Rose Fish

Sebastes norvegicus, or Rose Fish, a species of rockfish, also known as Norway Haddock, Ocean Perch, Atlantic Redfish, Red Perch, Red Bream and Golden Redfish

Background imagePerch Collection: Fish scales of cod, gudgeon, tench, eel and perch

Fish scales of cod, gudgeon, tench, eel and perch.. Fish scales: cod, Gadus morhua 1, gudgeon, Gobio gobio 2, tench, Tinca tinca 3, eel, Anguilla anguilla 4 and perch, Perca fluviatilis 5

Background imagePerch Collection: Fort Perch Rock Battery, New Brighton, Lancashire

Fort Perch Rock Battery, New Brighton, Lancashire
Fort Perch Rock - a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay at New Brighton. Built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool

Background imagePerch Collection: Serinus canaria, island canary

Serinus canaria, island canary
Specimen of an island canary (Serinus canaria)

Background imagePerch Collection: A Leopard catches a Peacock

A Leopard catches a Peacock
A Leopard pounces on a Peacock, whose flights from its perch is not fast enough for the big cats paw. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imagePerch Collection: Bird of Paradise among exotic blooms

Bird of Paradise among exotic blooms
A Bird of Paradise (with an impressive pale blue tailfeather) perched amongst exotic blooms. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Peregrine Falcon on a rock

Peregrine Falcon on a rock
A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a rock. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Little Owl perched on a branch

Little Owl perched on a branch
A Little Owl (Athene noctua) perched on a branch. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePerch Collection: Buzzard and countryside landscape

Buzzard and countryside landscape
A Buzzard visible only as a white silhouette flies up over a broken wooden fence on the lower levels of a hilly countryside scene

Background imagePerch Collection: Chicks and Flowers

Chicks and Flowers
Four chicks perch on a flower-decked eggshell

Background imagePerch Collection: Man feeding a sparrow in a park

Man feeding a sparrow in a park
Unusual Friends - smartly dressed man feeding a sparrow in a park. 1950s

Background imagePerch Collection: Boy photographing raven, Mousehole, Cornwall

Boy photographing raven, Mousehole, Cornwall
Boy photographing raven, Mousehole Bird Hospital, Cornwall. The raven, whose name was Jason, was soon to be transferred for duties at the Tower of London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePerch Collection: Eleven budgerigars on two perches

Eleven budgerigars on two perches
Unusual Friends - eleven budgerigars on two perches. 1950s

Background imagePerch Collection: Two canaries in a cage on a cutout New Year card

Two canaries in a cage on a cutout New Year card, with a nest of eggs. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Colourful parrots on two Victorian scraps

Colourful parrots on two Victorian scraps
Colourful parrots perched on metal rings on two Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Misfitz - Polly

Misfitz - Polly. early 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: Japanese art postcard - Golden bird perched in blossom tree

Japanese art postcard - Golden bird perched in blossom tree Date: circa 1909

Background imagePerch Collection: Cockatoo and monkey on a Christmas card

Cockatoo and monkey on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Background imagePerch Collection: Doves in snow on a German greetings card

Doves in snow on a German greetings card
Doves in the snow on a German greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Robin and flowers on a fabric birthday card

Robin and flowers on a fabric birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: Advert for Heals hand-printed linens 1914

Advert for Heals hand-printed linens 1914
Heals hand-printed linens, chintzes and cretonnes Date: 1914

Background imagePerch Collection: Parrots on a reversible Christmas and New Year card

Parrots on a reversible Christmas and New Year card
Seven parrots on a reversible Christmas and New Year card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerch Collection: People looking at the parrots at London Zoo

People looking at the parrots at London Zoo
People looking at the parrots on their perches at London Zoo. Date: circa 1910



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