The Albatrosses

Item from Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Wild seabirds that nest in the Upper Halls of the House — wheeling through clouds and marble galleries, the only other living community Piranesi shares his world with.

Also known as: The Birds, The Seabirds

What They Know

• They nest in the Upper Halls, building rough nests of seaweed and debris in niches alongside statues
• Piranesi has named several individual birds and tracks their breeding cycles across journal entries
• Their fishing patterns correlate with tidal timing — when the albatrosses descend to the Lower Halls, the tides are retreating and the fishing pools are richest
• They are wild and not tame, but they tolerate Piranesi's presence, suggesting he has been among them long enough to become part of their environment

Connections

• nest_in — upper_halls
• fed_by — piranesi

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