Soaring above it all

 

 

Falcons from antiquity to present

 

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Rare Peregrine Falcon nesting at top level of cbd building

 Collins Street, 367

 

My-cat-watching-falcon

My cat was intrigued and fixated by the ‘live falcon feed’

 

 

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Feeding chicks at 7 days

 

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One of the falcons three fluffy chicks at 18 days old

October 2024

 

 

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Mother Falcon warning chicks to stay back from the edge

 

 

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Three young falcons with keen observation of their mother departing at 32 days, Their incisive vision can see rabbits at 3km

Maybe one more week away from fledging

 

 

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Young Falcons at 39 days on the verge of fledging

 

 

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Peregrine Falcon in flight. Their ability to reach 320 km/hr in a dive makes them the fastest animal on earth.

 

 

Land of Birds Niels Meyer

‘Land of Birds’ Niels Meyer

 

 

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Egyptian funerary stela

5th-8th century

 

 

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Exterior Temple of Horus, Edfu

 

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Statue of falcon as a guardian at the entrance, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt

 

 

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Falcon on Sphinx flyby

 

Ram-headed-falcon-amulet--

 

Ram headed falcon amulet

Holding shen rings in its grasp, a symbol of eternal protection, shen meaning “encircling”

 

 

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Carved ‘Tut’ chair

 

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Diwana Dreaming – “Eagles Sunset” — Nathan Patterson

 

 

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Art Deco Falcon poster

 

 

Mooroop-Yarkeen---(Spirit-Dreaming)

Mooroop Yarkeen—Spirit Dreaming

 

 

Mooroop-Yarkeen----(Spirit-Dreaming)

Indigenous mural artist Tommy Day

Height 41 meters

 

 

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Bunjil Soaring

 

 

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Casterton wall art

 

Bunjil by Laurita Thomas

Bunjil by Laurita Thomas

 

 

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Ferruginous Hawk Full size sculpture – Simon Griffiths

 

 

 

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Grace Brown—-Bunjil the Powerful -–- The Creator

 

 

We could fly Frida Stiil Vium

‘We could fly’  —  Frida Stiil Vium

 

 

Angel of the Unknown -- Elena Markova

‘Angel of the Unknown’ — Elena Markova

 

 

Awol Erizku’s Mystic Parallax

Awol Erizku’s ‘Mystic Parallax’ embraceing fluidity and improvisation

2024

 

 

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Standing under Nefertiti — Miles Davis

Awol Erizku

 

 

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NGV Pharaoh exhibition

 

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Amenhotep III 18th Dynasty 1390 – 1352 BC

NGV Pharaoh exhibition, October 2024

 

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Pharaoh exhibition 2024

NGV – National Gallery Of Victoria

 

 

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Pharaoh event, 2024

 

 

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Brenton See wall art

 

 

Mural -- Brenton See

Mural — Brenton See

 

 

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Three vibrant Rainbow Lorikeets in a beautiful blue hued wall

Crisp

 

Mural Brenton See

Lush botanical mural by Benton See

 

Magpie Dreaming Contempoary Aboriginal Art Original Painting by Mirree

Magpie Dreaming Contempoary Aboriginal Art

Original painting by Mirree

 

 

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Elina Sarlin street artist

 

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Black Cockatoo – Brenton See

 

Yellow Tufted Honeyeater & Dusky Woodswallow Melanie Caple

Yellow Tufted Honeyeater & Dusky Woodswallow — Melanie Caple

 

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo

 

 

Balga, or grass trees (Xanthorrhoeas) are ancient Australian native trees, with a lifespan of up to 600 years

Balga, or grass trees (Xanthorrhoeas) are ancient Australian native trees, with a lifespan of up to 600 years

 

 

Wanda Mumm

Wanda Mumm

 

 

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‘Parrots’  – Les Peterkin

 

 

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Liz Gullikson    Flying Blackbird

 

 

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‘Le Condor’ — Pablo Picasso

14.5 ins height

 

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Falcon Horus Amulet — Louvre

26th Dynasty (664—-525)

 

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Egyptian Revival Udjat Eye of Horus Falcon God

 

 

Recent addition to the academy's falconry program, Yeti, looks for his trainer after being unhooded.

Recent addition to the academy’s falconry program, Yeti, looking for his trainer after being unhooded

 

 

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Jean Derval – Fountain sculpture

 

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Black Cockatoo

 

 

Rise Above, steel, galvanized mesh, lights, 10’ x 11’ x 6’ triangular window installation, Flatiron Prow Art Space, NYC.Rise Above installation Flatiron NYC

‘Rise Above’ — Sarah Haviland

Steel mesh installation Flatiron NYC

 

 

Formes de l'invisible.-Daniela Capaccioli

‘Formes de l’invisible’ – Daniela Capaccioli

 

La danse. Portrait de Serge Lifar. Ellen Roosvall

‘La danse’ flying

Portrait de Serge Lifar –  Ellen Roosvall

 

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‘What the Eagle Saw’ (Eagle Bench) – Sarah Haviland

 

 

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Hand Carved Sasano Hawk

The Maker

 

 

 

Fly me to the moon — Marvin Gaye

 

 

Marvin Gaye’s iconic 70s album “What’s Going On” is presented as a visual album for its 50th anniversary.

 

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