I went to a talk on #Vanbrugh at Stowe House yesterday. I noticed this hand-painted depiction of a Ringnecked Parakeet on the wall. It dates to the 1780s, 170 years before the making of the African Queen. #StoweHouse #parrot #parakeet @btobirds.bsky.social @thegeorgiangroup.bsky.social #Vanbrugh300