Nest of the Golden oriole Burton circa 1965

circa 1965

Picture shows: the team showing off the trophy to thousands of fans who gathered on the streets to cheer their home

I didn't mean to hit you quite so hard

18 December

Nest of the Golden oriole Burton circa 1965Study of a golden oriole's nest Oriolus oriolus showing its location in the fork of an oak tree branch and containing a clutch of five eggs. Plate 47 from book Sammlung von Nestern und Eyern verschiedener Vogel by Adam Ludwig Wirsing and Friedrich Christian Gunther (A L Wirsing, Nuremburg, 1772). Inscribed: 'Tab. XLVII Pl. 47 du Loriot. Kirschvogel. A. L. Wirsing excudit Norimberg.' Original: copperplate engraving. 1772