Image Gallery: Quick tour of the bird collection

Get a bird's-eye view behind the scenes in the Birds Collection.

Level 1 corridor Level 1 corridor
Ornithology Collection Manager: Dr Walter Boles Ornithology Collection Manager: Dr Walter Boles
Ornithology wet lab Ornithology wet lab
Ornithology dry laboratory space Ornithology dry laboratory space
Little Eagle mounted specimen Little Eagle mounted specimen
Red Wattlebird skin (ventral view) Red Wattlebird skin (ventral view)
Compactus units in dry collection space Compactus units in dry collection space
Study skins in a compactus unit Study skins in a compactus unit
Red-capped Robin study skins Red-capped Robin study skins
Walter Boles putting away new study skins Walter Boles putting away new study skins
Shelving for large study skins Shelving for large study skins
Wedge-tailed Eagle wing Wedge-tailed Eagle wing
Taxidermy repair and maintenance laboratory Taxidermy repair and maintenance laboratory
Bird skeletons Bird skeletons
Egg specimens Egg specimens
Nest specimens Nest specimens
Ornithology spirit specimens Ornithology spirit specimens
Vials for tissue samples Vials for tissue samples