"Always remember that no one can waste your time without your consent."
—Barry B. Gallagher, The Secrets of Life Power (2008)

The illustration is from Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome (1891).

An illustration from a 1908 issue of The Idler magazine.  The caption reads: "A large blackbird dashed its wings against the window."

Bleeding ink and Google's scanning machine combine to form an aptly titled "Pairing."  The illustration is from Peterson's magazine, 1877.

An illustration from a 1921 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.  The caption reads: "His green eyes focused upon the pulsating artery in the man's throat—and then he struck.  The man jumped, screamed, threw out his arms."

Did you know that the phrase "Nothing or a duck's egg" is a Googlewhack?  From Punch, 1877.

An illustration from an 1879 issue of Harper's magazine.  The caption reads: "I'm an owl; you're another."

"The Bird-charmer": an illustration from an 1873 issue of Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours magazine.

An illustration from a 1900 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: "The parrot had over-eaten itself on the bonnet of the lady superior."

Dedicated to Teresa Burritt.

An illustration from a 1906 issue of Pall Mall magazine.  The caption reads: "'Oh, don't!' she cried.  'Don't get any bigger.  I can't bear it.'"

Two birds fly past.  They are needed somewhere.
—Robert Bly

via A Murder of Crows, An Unkindness of Ravens

From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:

From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:

From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:

From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook: