Above: Green Heron
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all images: Legge Lewis Legge, installation, October 2026
PERCH is a walkway project referencing 8 species of bird that migrate through Raleigh along the Atlantic Flyway bird migration route. Each pole recalls highway or trail signage and is equipped with a NSEW directional on top, flight and habitat silhouettes and 3 place names referring to near and, in some cases very far migration locations. At the bottom of 6 of the 7 poles are two seats that double as information plaques.
Medium: Corten Steel, photo-etched aluminum
Dimensions: 7 poles, each 14’ h x 4’ w x 4’ w
Site: Marsh Creek Park, Raleigh, North Carolina
Client(s): Raleigh Arts
Steel Fabricator: Leo Gaev Metalworks
Budget: $70,000
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Barred Owl
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Pine Warbler
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Yellow Billed Cuckoo
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Tundra Swan
Purple Martin
Purple Martin pole is equipped with a functional Purple Martin ‘condo’ and predator baffle.
Purple Martin
Purple Martin
Purple Martin
Purple Martin