Perched Collection (page 16)

Mrs Bobbity and neighbours with policeman
Mrs Bobbity and neighbours tell the policeman what has happened, and he takes notes. Jack Sparrow, perched on a lamp post, calls out that its the cat who should be prosecuted! Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched on step, moth flutters past
Jack Sparrow perches on a step, dejected at not finding any food for his family. A moth flutters past. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow looking for moths in the ivy on the back garden wall. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the garden wall, ready to hop down for crumbs. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the ivy growing on the garden wall. He looks down to find that the crust is no longer there. Date: 1937

Penguins on the Rocks
Penguins perched on a rock formation. Date: early 1930s

Monte Lyskamm
A mountaineer, perched on the snow covered summit of Monte Lyskamm, Cervinia, Italian Alps. Date: 1930s

Mount Athos Monastery
A monastery perched upon Mount Athos, the heart of Greek Orthodox Christianity, on the northernmost peninsula of Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. Date: early 1930s

Two sparrows perched on a branch at night
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched on a branch at night. Jennie is wide awake, worrying about where they should build their nest. Date: 1937

Boys try to reach Jack Sparrow on top of lamp post
The boys try to reach Jack Sparrow, who has their cricket score in his beak, perched on top of a lamp post. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow tells his troubles to a tame raven. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched on the horse, directing him towards the cat. Unfortunately, Dobbin cannot fly over walls, and the passageway is too narrow for his van. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched at the top of a page, deciding what to do next. Date: 1937

Two sparrows perched at the top of the first page
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, perched at the top of the first page of the story. Date: 1937

Captured British Whippet tank on Western Front, WW1
An American photograph of a captured British Whippet tank used by the Germans during the First World War, with a German marking painted on the side

Jack Sparrow listening to Jennies warning
Jack Sparrow sitting on an ivy branch, listening to Jennies warning about the cat. Date: 1937

Sparrow perched on page border
A single sparrow perched on a page border. Date: 1937

Three birds on a branch
Illustration of three birds on a branch

Edwardian man with a little girl in a white dress
An Edwardian middle aged man sitting in a chair with a little girl in a white dress perched on his knee

Portrait bust of Benvenuto Cellini, with pigeon
A portrait bust on Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), celebrated Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, with a pigeon perched on its head

Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, music sheet
Cover design for a music sheet containing the French conductor Louis Antoine Julliens Chimes Quadrilles, building on the success of Charles Dickens second Christmas book, The Chimes

Robins Greeting by Ethel Parkinson -- three children stop to receive a Christmas Greeting from a robin perched on a branch

Boats and Gulls - St Ives, Cornwall
A lovely photograph of gulls perched on the rowing boats in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall

Cock-of-the-rock on a jungle perch
A Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) on a jungle perch. These exotic birds are found in Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Rock perched precariously on clifftop
A rock perched (somewhat miraculously) on the top of a steep clif. The striations in the stone attest to their soft compound, the way water has aroded their form over time being made fully apparent

Blue and Yellow Macaw and two Scarlet Macaws
A Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) and two Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) perch on a jungle branch. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Variety Theatre, Madame Marzella with her birds
Music Hall star, Madame Marzella (doing a fine impression of a parrot stand) with her birds perched upon her outstretched arms

Lady Alexandra and Maud Duff
The daughters of Princess Louise of Wales, Duchess of Fife, Alexandra (1891-1959) and Maud (1893-1945) perched in a rather elaborate cane carriage

Kestrel and English Countryside scenery
A Kestrel sat on a fencepost is set into the border framing a n atmospheric view of the late summer light throwing the shape of the trees of an English countryside into sharp relief

A Jay on a perch
A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) on a perch

Birds of Paradise
Two Birds of Paradise perched on a blossoming plant

Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
A Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) perched on a sprig of ivy. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Pigeon on a leafy perch
A perched pigeon. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Kingfisher amid the blossoms - Japan
A small Japanese Kingfisher perched on a thorny twig amid the white blossoms. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

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

Songbird and Mount Fuji
A colourful songbird perched amid the bamboo blossoms in this fantasy Japanese landscape painting by Malcolm Greensmith. The distinctive peak of Mount Fuji dominates the horizon

A THRILLER
A young women, cigarette holder perched artfully between her lips reads a sensational novel, her eyes wide at the contents

The smallest tortoise and the Largest tortoise in the New Yo
The smallest Albemarble Island specimen in the New York zoological park, weighing 3 3/4oz, perched on the head of the largest Galapagos tortoise in the park

Young Children in a Tree
Two young children sit perched in a tree wearing loose tunics and beret-style hats. The leaves on the ground suggest this pictures was taken in the autumn

Fable / Eagle & Magpie
THE EAGLE AND THE MAGPIE The magpie, invited by the eagle to join him, gossips and thus offends him by indiscretion

View Toward Mycenae
A view toward the citadel of Mycenae, perched in a position to command the local area, and control a vast swath of fertile agricultural land

Cocktail Girls 1950S 2 / 4
A blonde perched on a bar stool & a brunette leaning against the bar sip refreshing drinks while wearing one piece bathing costumes & strappy high-heeled sandals

Regents Park Goats
The Goat House is picturesquely perched on a stack of stones which may remind the goats of the Alps where they are wont to gambol and cavort

Fur Stole 1910
A young woman in a fur toque & stole sits cross-legged on a bar stool while chatting to a man in a bowler hat & lounge suit with large turn-ups on his trousers

Egyptian Lady and Bird
A woman of Cairo with her pet bird perched on her hand

Using Fire to Catch Fish
Two fishermen, one in a boat, the other perched on a sheet of ice, use a fire to attract fish before spearing them with long-handled tridents

France / Saumur
A view of the town of Saumur on the Loire, looking towards the grandiose Town Hall and the chateau perched high above the town

Housesteads Fort
The approach from the east towards the fort of Housteads, perched atop a limestone crag on Hadrians Wall. The fort is very well preserved, and housed an early Roman hospital

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