October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
Came across a seascape painting of Cape May at the Woodmere Art Museum in Philly last month. I am trying to figure out what the bird in the painting is… Any ideas?
BTW, the same museum has another painting by Briscoe, “Cod Fishing on the Banks”, where Gannets are depicted (it seems to me) more clearly….
https://woodmereartmuseum.org/explore-online/collection/cod-fishing-on-the-banks
Gannet?
An albatross?
A fanciful petrel?
4 comments
Diane L.
BTW, the same museum has another painting by Briscoe, “Cod Fishing on the Banks”, where Gannets are depicted (it seems to me) more clearly….
https://woodmereartmuseum.org/explore-online/collection/cod-fishing-on-the-banks
Diane L.
Gannet?
Pat Price
An albatross?
m. walsh
A fanciful petrel?