These baby birds, carved into the entryway of a Henry Street apartment house, seem mighty pissed off as they stare at the sidewalk.
Come on little hatchlings, it’s almost Spring!
Tags: animal sculptures in New York, animals on New York City buildings, bas relief on city buildings, Brooklyn Heights apartments, carvings on apartment buildings, Henry Street apartments
March 17, 2010 at 4:58 am |
They do look that way. How funny.
March 17, 2010 at 12:48 pm |
They’ve got breasts, with nipples!
March 17, 2010 at 2:14 pm |
I guess they’re not hatchlings after all!
March 17, 2010 at 3:09 pm |
sirens and harpies have the head of a woman and the body of a bird. i think we’ve discovered a new mythological beast here!
April 2, 2010 at 5:39 am |
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June 7, 2010 at 11:57 pm |
Them’s gryphons;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin