The last time I visited the Museum of Nature for a tour I showed back in April, the Bird Gallery had been closed, as it was in the process of being moved down one level. It was open again when I visited on Canada Day. There are displays of birds through the Gallery, with a concentration on Canadian birds. Some of these are displayed by themes such as size, feathers, or common characteristics. There are also interactive exhibits- how much you might weigh in hummingbirds, for instance, or how a bird's vision works. I have more from here over the next two days.
Awesome! Love the bird series, William! :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems like a good shows of birds.
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It fascinates me to see them stuffed like that but I would rather see them in the wild. I always feel sad for them
ReplyDeleteIt is always a bit creepy to me those stuffed animals, but you get a good look at them anyway.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bill and Bieb; however, I also remember back in the day when theses specimens were so important to studying the species. I'll bet you learned a lot at this exhibit. They are always informative.
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back from West VA ... we went camping and hiking. back to commenting. love birdies. neat-o!! ( :
ReplyDelete@Linda: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Tomas: it was.
@Bill: me too.
@Marianne: you do.
@Janis: it is quite educational.
@Beth: thanks!
Now we've seen the flora and the fauna!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine collection of our avian friends. Thanks for sharing this. I would enjoy seeing the museum in person.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice opportunity to see them up close.
ReplyDeleteI also would enjoy to see the museum in person...
ReplyDeleteSince I'm a birder, I would enjoy a visit to this section of the museum.
ReplyDeleteThe interactive exhibits sound fun William, I'd love to know how much I weigh in hummingbirds 😃
ReplyDelete@Halcyon: indeed!
ReplyDelete@Lowell: it is quite a museum to visit, though I prefer more quiet times! It was full of kids on Canada Day, and since I don't particularly like kids, that made it a challenge.
@Marleen: that it is.
@Karl: it's well worth the visit.
@Red: I tend to be hopeless identifying a lot of birds.
@Grace: I've done it, but I can't recall the numbers.
So many different types of birds....
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to visit the bird gallery.
ReplyDeletei wonder how they end up in the museum? does someone go out and hunt for each specific bird?
ReplyDeleteSpooky but fascinating
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see how they differ in sizes
ReplyDeleteIt would definitely be interesting!
ReplyDeleteIt some ways, this would be a far better way to see these birds than at a zoo. You can get up close and they aren't living creatures in a cage.
ReplyDeleteso very cool.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see the birds up close.
ReplyDeleteThe museum give a great opportunity to look at all the birds in detail, wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSpoken about birds ... this week I read a article about a bird (I think it was a knot), that flew from Canada to Fryslân non stop. That's about 4.000 km ... isn't that a great performance!? :-)
@Sharon: there are a great many types in this country, at least at some points of the year.
ReplyDelete@Nancy: I've always enjoyed visits.
@Tanya: I imagine they've been slowly amassed over time. I know the Museum has an annex over in Gatineau where a lot of the curatorial work goes on, and once these things have been taxidermied, that's the hard work.
@Cloudia: it does have that effect.
@Janey: some birds get to a considerable size.
@RedPat: I think it's quite an informative space.
@Hilary: that's true. You get to really see detail.
@Tex: it is.
@Bill: I've always thought so.
Why am I suddenly feeling stuffed? :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice. We have a lady and a man in our town who do this with the larger animals. I think they call them Taxidermist or Taxidermy?
ReplyDeleteThey also do it with large fish and you them mount them on form so you can say. I caught that pike or Muskie or the name of your Catch for the day. The huge fish.
Birders should love this.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great display. My picture-taking has increased my interest in birds (as did EG Camera Girl).
ReplyDeleteA lot of birds overthere. I think it's great the birds can be seen from close in detail in that museum.
ReplyDeleteSpoken about birds ... Yesterday I read an article about a bird (I think it was a knot) that flew non stop from Canada to the Netherlands. Isnt't that a great performance!?
Birds! One of my favorite topics! Not a fan of taxidermy, though.
ReplyDeleteI think that I would spend hours in this place!
ReplyDeleteVery cool visit.
ReplyDeleteWish I were still teaching (not). This would be a fun exhibit!
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: hah!
ReplyDelete@Carolann: taxidermy, yes.
@Mari: they do.
@Kay: thanks!
@Jan: thank you.
@Norma: it can be useful.
@Kate: you'd enjoy it.
@Whisk: I enjoy visiting.
@Jennifer: you'd enjoy being here.