museum birding ....

heeeeeeey! i thought i was the only one who does that!

and by the way, courbet's blue-fronted amazon has the tail of a
conure (in other words; the shape of it is all wrong). otherwise,
his painting is absolutely fabulous!

i have noticed that birds tend to have a prominent role in art;
the egyptians depict them often, as do the south pacific islanders
and the south american indians. i am still exploring the wonders of
the met, so i am sure i will discover more birds there, too.

it's too bad that you all can't run out to the met with me to explore
the art (and the birds) there.

regards,

Devorah A. N. Bennu, PhD
email:nyneve at amnh.org or nyneve at myUW.net
work page http://research.amnh.org/ornithology/personnel/bennu.htm
personal pages http://research.amnh.org/users/nyneve/

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Sharron Huffman wrote:

> Fun article, about birding inside in New York City. (Registration with
> http://www.nytimes.com required to get to it.)
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/arts/design/
> 31BIRD.html?pagewanted=all&position=bottom
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> Sharron
>
>
> Sharron Huffman
> HERRING COVE ORIGINALS STUDIO & GALLERY
> Ketchikan, AK 99901
> http://www.sharronhuffman.com
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>