Perches Collection

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

Tree in a Gusty Wind
An etching of a tree, managing to withstand a mighty, blustery wind, as it perches on a rocky slope. Date: circa 1915

Sitting Tight 1914
" Sitting Tight" - A satirical cartoon from Punch Magazine. An American eagle perches on the hind of a donkey, which is wearing a bell with Mexico written on the ribbon

Black-Tailed Hermit, Glaucis Melanura Date: 1859

BULL TERRIER / CHIHUAHUA
CHAMPION ABRAXAS ANTHEUS(Terrier) CHAMPION ROZAVEL GRAZIA The Chihuahua perches atop the bull terrier. Owned by Drummond-Dick. Date: 1971

FALL / STAFFORDSHIRE / OWNER
Mr Tom Walls perches on a bench with his Staffordshire bull terrier BULLER OF LOOE. At this time, this was a relatively new breed of dog. Date: 1935

Folklore / Demons / Incubus
An incubus in the form of a bird perches upon its helpless victim

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

A monkey perches on a film-makers camera
A monkey in the jungle of northern Thailand steals focus by climbing on top of this film-makers camera. 1927

Skyscraper Table Tower
A stuntman builds a tower of tables and chairs on the top of a New York skyscraper and perches himself at the top Date: 1926

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

Married Suffragette Support. Huge lady and suffragette, perches on the lap of her diminutive and miserable looking hubby. Captioned, Monster

Cat watching the snow fall outside
A cat perches by a window, watching the wintry scene outside. Date: 2011

Radioplane OQ-19A target drone circa 1947 perches on its 60ft catapult prior to take off

A bird perches on a branch. 1925

A witch sits by her cauldron surrounded by wildlife: a raven sit on top of her armchair, an owl perches in the beams, a tortoise and fish (presumably alive no more) dangle from the ceiling

The Witch Ball
A sassy and bewitching young woman in a mustard yellow dress perches on a stool and gazes at a decoration

Lady with Sunshade
She perches on a balustrade, taking care not to soil her crepe chemisier by Premet

Red Costume 1935
Bright poppy red costume of skirt & jacket with invisible front fastenings & black astrakan border & cravat style collar. A diaper shaped hat perches atop her blonde hair

Robin on Pump
A robin perches on a frozen water-pump

Boy Scaring Crows
A boy perches on a fence, sounding his rattle to frighten away the crows

Ladies Shooting Contest
A woman takes aim in a ladies shooting contest held in Malta. She perches on a stool, beautifully dressed in the latest fashions, to take her shot

BARN OWL (WEIR) 1877
Owl - almost certainly a barn owl (tyto alba) - perches on a rock as another flies past

Peacocks and Peahens
One peacock perches on a bough, letting its tail droop while another puts on a show, one peahen shows interest but the others peck for food. (Pavo cristatus)

Zeus / Jupiter, Seated
Zeus, seated on his throne, holds a clutch of thunderbolts in case he needs to punish someone. His faithful eagle perches beside him, ready to gouge an evil-doers eyes

Robin on Windowsill
A very early Christmas card - a robin perches on the windowsill

Fairy and Girl
While a girl is playing with fairies, one of them perches on her finger

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