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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