Beautiful print of Hyde Park birds by Diana Sudyka
By Diana Sudyka, and available for purchase here.
.
Tag: ornithology
July 24, 2012
Can you identify these birds from only their backs?
Nevermind the fact that I find these images strangely compelling anyways…
Entitled “Obviously,” by Audrey Corregan.
July 4, 2012
Inside the museum warehouse. Amazing photo of the bird specimen storage room at the Smithsonian.
“This image, Chip Clark’s most requested photo, shows Roxie Laybourne, Smithsonian research associate, in front, with Birds Division collections staff members Beth Ann Sabo, James Dean, Bonnie Farmer, and Dawn Arculus, in 1992. The Museum holds the largest collection of vertebrate specimens in the world, with over 5.8 million specimens representing fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution”
By Chip Clark (via Eve Rickert)
June 27, 2012
I LOVE this. Attempted Murder (ornithology wordplay)
In case, you’re not sure what’s so funny about this. Read this (it’s called a murder of crows).
June 23, 2012
Extinct birds by Brian R. Williams
The a=last three being the Great Auk, the Laughing Owl, and the Imperial Woodpecker.
By Brian R. Williams, via Drawn.
June 22, 2012
How to tell the birds from the flowers. A manual of flornithology for beginners. #awesome
These pages from Robert W. Wood’s 1907 quirky little manual, How to tell the birds from the flowers. A manual of flornithology for beginners are pretty delightful. You can take a look at the whole thing at the California Digital Library.
Hat tip to Futility Closet for bringing it to my attention.
June 19, 2012
I WANT this book! The Golden Book of Biology illustrated by Charley Harper.
Alas, out of print and (for obvious reasons) a collector’s item.
(Click on the images for larger versions)
Pictures by Charley Harper.
June 18, 2012
Common Grackle doesn’t look so common in this picture. They look epic actually.
I learnt something new this evening. This is a Grackle.
And the above photo is outstanding. By Adam Baker, via Colossal.
May 11, 2012
British birds done LEGO style. #amazing
Once again, we have evidence that LEGO is the supreme winner of all toys!
By DeTomaso Pantera, via Colossal.
May 10, 2012
Superman versus the Last Moa on Earth!
Not sure about the “flapping feet so fast it can fly bit,” but awesome nevertheless…
By Cary Bates, Curt Swan, and Frank Giacoia, found via boingboing.net.
popperfont.net 