367 results within Topic Shuttlecock

Chinese people at a market for birds at Shanghai, China 1998

A bird to be sold by its cage at Shanghai, China 1998

The nest of this bird is considered a great delicacy by the Chinese. Dated 19th century.

The nest of this bird is considered a great delicacy by the Chinese. Dated 19th century.

19th century.

Dated 15th Century.

Dated 15th Century.

The famous Swedish singer, Jenny Lind. The housing has been repaired, a new gold corner in bottom right corner. Edged with green textured textile strip; Full-length portrait of Jenny Lind

This is the earliest known photograph of a photographer at work.; The first representation of a photographer at work: Jabez Hogg takes the photograph of Mr. Johnson in Richard Beard's studio. The scene depicts Hogg standing on the left, in profile, wi…

v.1:no.1-10 (1889:Jan.-Oct.)

The sound of loom in operation was recorded in the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź (Poland). It is a complete and fully operational power overpick loom intended for the manufacturing of bareface fabric. It was manufactured in 1889 in Fred Greenwood Me…

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird, one of the protected, Nature 2000 species. His scientific name reffers to his behavior: lanius means butcher, This bird is abundant in Europe. In winters it migrates to Africa.

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a migratory insectivorous species. In autumn it migrates to Sub-Saharan Africa, making one of the longest journeys of any small bird.

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is one of the most richly-coloured native Romanian bird species. It is one of the latest returning migratory bird. The bee-eater is protected, Natura 2000 species, it lives and nests colonially in loess or sandy wa…

This little songbird is one of the protected, Natura 2000 species. It occurs all year in deciduous forest, but also in parks and hedges. Outside the breeding season they form compact flocks of 20 birds, These flocks initially split into breeding pairs in …

This tin bird scarer is made in the shape of a cat. Bird scarers were used to keep birds away from crops. This bird scarer was used in Surrey.

Documentary about the Salobrar of Campos. The area is a set of artificially pools connected to the sea by a water channel from the beach of es Trenc which, even today, are dedicated to the extraction of salt. This salt industry has contributed to the cons…

Interview with Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), German engineer, SS major who played an important role in the rocket development program. He became one of the Nasa’s top managers.

A member of the Canadian Forces feeds the pigeons in Trafalgar Square .x000D 6 January 1940

Mr Ronald McNeill , MP , who opened an auction at Canterbury , Kent , with the first lot , a goose .x000D 15 November 1916

The sale of wild birds in Club Row in the East End of London . Taken for ' The Field ' .x000D 5 January 1933

Jack ' s Lady Friend .x000D A tame jackdaw at The Karsino , Tagg ' s Island in the River Thames in England , makes friends with her fair admirer .x000D 10 September 1923

Bird globe trotter leaves for America .x000D Captain Knight at Waterloo Station with his pet golden eagle .x000D 2 January 1930

Kestrel in flight .x000D 17 August 1937