This morning I arrived at work to find not one but three bird specimens arranged on the back table - two stuffed, one skeletal. One of the still-feathered specimens was a wedge-tailed eagle, glaring:

Photo: Philip Thiel Source: Museum Victoria
"Her name's Ginger," Jo explained, before informing me that all three of the birds were waiting for a visit from an artist who will examine their feet for the purposes of an artistic project in which she plans to sculpt the feet of various birds. In glowmesh.

Photo: Philip Thiel Source: Museum Victoria
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