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June 4, 2009 13:34 by philip

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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