Changing Exhibits Photo Gallery
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Illuminating Birds: Drawing as a Way of Knowing
May 20–October 15, 2023

Celebrating Elizabeth Gould.
Photo credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

A drawing of a Peregrine Falcon by Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Photo credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

Louis Agassiz Fuertes' palette and paint box.
Photo credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

A Great Indian Hornbill, (Buceros bicornis)
Photo credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

"Sketches" by Ned Smith. 1936-1985.
Photo credit: Ramon Torres/ANS

Edward Lear Alexandrine Parakeet aka Hooded Parakeet.

John Gould Common Redpoll from Birds of Great Britain.

John Gould European Goldfinch from Birds of Great Britain.

John Gould Marsh Warbler from Birds of Great Britain.

John Gould's Birds of Australia, Vol. 3 open to Splendid Fairywren.

John Gould's Birds of Australia, Vol. 3 open to Variegated.
Conversations With Birds
February 18–May 21, 2023

Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Ornithologists remove the insides of birds killed by slamming into glass and buildings.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Comparing ways to make glass less deadly for birds.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Academy educator Anwar Abdul-Qawi’s photographs are featured in the exhibit.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Wall-size video of live birds almost makes visitors feel like they are part of the scene.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Millions of birds fly through Philadelphia each year during their spring and fall migration.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Special bird eggs from the Ornithology Collection.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Methods to tracking birds, including tiny “backpacks”.
Credit Ramon Torres/ANS

Conversations With Birds offers visitors an accessible way to connect with the natural world.

Common yellow throats felled by collisions with reflective glass and collected as part of the Lights Out Philly initiative.
Credit: Stephen Maciejewski

Great egret
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi

Wood duck
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi

Blue-grey gnatcatcher
Credit: Anwar Abdul-Qawi