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
Ephemeral New York 
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
February 11, 2013 at 1:30 am |
I lived in Brooklyn Heights (on Hicks St.) the first 18 years of my life and have been back 100 of times and never noticed the chicks. Thanks for bringing it too my attention.