Taxidermy Collection (page 7)

Circaete Jean le Blanc (Jean-le-Blanc) - short-toed snake eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992312 Circaete Jean le Blanc (Jean-le-Blanc) - short-toed snake eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Vulture oricou (Torgos tracheliotus) - lappet-faced (lappet faced) vulture - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO4992297 Vulture oricou (Torgos tracheliotus) - lappet-faced (lappet faced) vulture - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Bearded gypaete (Gypaetus barbatus) - bearded vulture - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992258 Bearded gypaete (Gypaetus barbatus) - bearded vulture - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Aigle imperial (Aquila heliaca) - eastern imperial eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992253 Aigle imperial (Aquila heliaca) - eastern imperial eagle - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Cisticole des russ (Cisticola juncidis) - zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler - Museum d'histoire
CSO4994065 Cisticole des russ (Cisticola juncidis) - zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Milvus migrans - black kite - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992236 Milvus migrans - black kite - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Milvus migrans - black kite - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille); Photo © DDF

Fauvette passerinette (Sylvia cantillans) - subalpine warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993981 Fauvette passerinette (Sylvia cantillans) - subalpine warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Tetras lyre (Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix), black grouse - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992191 Tetras lyre (Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix), black grouse - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Tetras lyre (Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix)

Gobemouche dwarf (Ficedula parva) - red-breasted (red breasted) flycatcher - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO4993955 Gobemouche dwarf (Ficedula parva) - red-breasted (red breasted) flycatcher - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Phalarope with a large-billed winter (Phalaropus fulicarius), red phalarope or grey phalarope - Museum d'histoire
CSO4992151 Phalarope with a large-billed winter (Phalaropus fulicarius), red phalarope or grey phalarope - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Grus grus, common crane or Eurasian crane - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992142 Grus grus, common crane or Eurasian crane - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Grus grus)

Black redtail (Phoenicopterus ochruros) - Black Redstart - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994132 Black redtail (Phoenicopterus ochruros) - Black Redstart - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Gorgebleu (blue throat, blue throat) with mirror (Luscinia svecica) - bluethroat - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO4994113 Gorgebleu (blue throat, blue throat) with mirror (Luscinia svecica) - bluethroat - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Gorgebleu (blue throat)

Milan royal (Milvus milvus milvus) - red kite - Museum of Natural History of Marseille
CSO4992242 Milan royal (Milvus milvus milvus) - red kite - Museum of Natural History of Marseille; (add.info.: Milan royal (Milvus milvus milvus) - red kite - Museum of Natural History of Marseille

Rousserolle turdoid or nightingale of the rivers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
CSO4994057 Rousserolle turdoid or nightingale of the rivers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) - great reed warbler - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Grey partridge (Perdix perdix perdix), grey partridge - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992201 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix perdix), grey partridge - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Grey partridge (Perdix perdix perdix)

Black gobemouche (Ficedula hypoleuca) - European pied flycatcher - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993968 Black gobemouche (Ficedula hypoleuca) - European pied flycatcher - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Chick marouette, female (Porzana parva), little crake - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992170 Chick marouette, female (Porzana parva), little crake - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Chick marouette, female (Porzana parva)

Rollier d'Europe (Coracias garrulus) - European roller - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993937 Rollier d'Europe (Coracias garrulus) - European roller - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Alpine swift - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993936 Alpine swift - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Alpine swift - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Black woodpecker (Drycopus martius) - black woodpecker - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993888 Black woodpecker (Drycopus martius) - black woodpecker - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Chouette hulotte ou chat huant (Strix aluco) - tawny owl or brown owl - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993865 Chouette hulotte ou chat huant (Strix aluco) - tawny owl or brown owl - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Falco naumanni - lesser kestrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993856 Falco naumanni - lesser kestrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Falco naumanni - lesser kestrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille)

Hawk hawk (Falco subbuteo) - Eurasian hobby - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4993817 Hawk hawk (Falco subbuteo) - Eurasian hobby - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Hawk hawk (Falco subbuteo)

Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) - Bonelli's Eagles -Museum of Natural History of Marseille
CSO4993791 Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) - Bonelli's Eagles -Museum of Natural History of Marseille; (add.info)

Mallard duck or mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), mallard or wild duck - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4990321 Mallard duck or mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), mallard or wild duck - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Mallard duck or mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Ibis falcinelle (Plegadis falcinellus), glossy ibis - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4990298 Ibis falcinelle (Plegadis falcinellus), glossy ibis - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Ibis falcinelle (Plegadis falcinellus)

Oceanite cul blanc (cul-blanc) (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel - Museum
CSO4990283 Oceanite cul blanc (cul-blanc) (Oceanodroma leucorhoa), Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Cormoran huppe (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), European shag or common shag - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4990282 Cormoran huppe (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), European shag or common shag - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Cormoran huppe (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), black-necked grebe or eared grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO4990267 Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), black-necked grebe or eared grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), black-necked grebe or eared grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO4990251 Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), black-necked grebe or eared grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Large-billed phalarope, summer (Phalaropus fulicarius), red phalarope or grey phalarope - Museum d'histoire
CSO4992135 Large-billed phalarope, summer (Phalaropus fulicarius), red phalarope or grey phalarope - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Large-billed phalarope)

Becasseau sanderling (Calidris alba), sanderling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992058 Becasseau sanderling (Calidris alba), sanderling - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Becasseau sanderling (Calidris alba)

Sociable lapwing (Chettusia gregaria), sociable lapwing - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992045 Sociable lapwing (Chettusia gregaria), sociable lapwing - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Sociable lapwing (Chettusia gregaria)

Plover Guignard (Charadrius morinellus), Eurasian dotterel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992019 Plover Guignard (Charadrius morinellus), Eurasian dotterel - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Plover Guignard (Charadrius morinellus)

Large gravelot or large gravelot plover (Charadrius hiaticula), common ringed plover - Museum d'histoire naturelle
CSO4992008 Large gravelot or large gravelot plover (Charadrius hiaticula), common ringed plover - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Glareole a necklace (Glareola pratincola), collared pratincole or common pratincole - Museum d'histoire naturelle
CSO4991976 Glareole a necklace (Glareola pratincola), collared pratincole or common pratincole - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Glareole a necklace (Glareola pratincola)

Goeland bourgmestre (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991961 Goeland bourgmestre (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Goeland bourgmestre (Larus hyperboreus)

Goeland marin (Larus marinus), great black-backed gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991950 Goeland marin (Larus marinus), great black-backed gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Goeland marin (Larus marinus)

Goeland ash (Larus canus), common gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991942 Goeland ash (Larus canus), common gull - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Goeland ash (Larus canus)

Black guifette (Chlidonias niger), black tern - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991902 Black guifette (Chlidonias niger), black tern - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Black guifette (Chlidonias niger)

Fuligule milouinan (Aythya marila), greater scaup - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991765 Fuligule milouinan (Aythya marila), greater scaup - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Fuligule milouinan (Aythya marila)

Young summer teal (Anas querquedula), garganey - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4991698 Young summer teal (Anas querquedula), garganey - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Young summer teal (Anas querquedula)

Castagneux grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), little grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5001471 Castagneux grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), little grebe - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Castagneux grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Pie grieche (pie-grieche) and head rousse (lanius senator) - woodchat shrike - Museum d'histoire naturelle de
CSO5002039 Pie grieche (pie-grieche) and head rousse (lanius senator) - woodchat shrike - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Chardonneret elegant (Carduelis carduelis) - European goldfinch - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO5001941 Chardonneret elegant (Carduelis carduelis) - European goldfinch - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Yellow Sparrow (Emberiza citrinella) - yellowhammer - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994576 Yellow Sparrow (Emberiza citrinella) - yellowhammer - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Melodieuse linotte (Carduelis cannabina) - Common linnet - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4994529 Melodieuse linotte (Carduelis cannabina) - Common linnet - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

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"Preserving Nature's Wonders: A Glimpse into the World of Taxidermy" Step into the fascinating realm of taxidermy, where art and science intertwine to immortalize creatures that once roamed our planet. From the elusive Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine to delicate mounted butterflies, this ancient practice has captivated both enthusiasts and curious minds alike. Intriguingly bizarre yet undeniably captivating, it has seen its fair share of peculiar exhibits throughout history. Who could forget the infamous "Stuffed Kittens Lunch, " a whimsical creation that blurred the lines between reality and imagination? Or when Linnaeus exposed the deceptive Hamburg Hydra as nothing more than an elaborate hoax? But it's not all eccentricity in this world; there is also room for celebration. Enter the Festive Nutty Squirrel series, charming displays capturing these lively critters in their holiday spirit. And let us not overlook The Huia, a poignant tribute to New Zealand's extinct bird species whose beauty now lives on through skilled hands. Delving deeper into history, we stumble upon Bullocks Museum 1811—a testament to taxidermy's enduring legacy. Here lies a treasure trove of carefully preserved specimens from around the globe, each telling its own unique story. Amongst these treasures is a Common Raven (Corvus corax) Skull hailing from Cornwall, England—an exquisite example of meticulous craftsmanship that transports us back in time. Cecil Aldin's enchanting illustration titled "Spot and Scrunch" further showcases how animals can be forever captured within artful frames. Taxidermy serves as a bridge between past and present—allowing us to appreciate nature's diversity while reminding us of our responsibility towards conservation efforts. So next time you encounter one such exhibit or marvel at an intricately stuffed creature, take a moment to reflect on their significance—their silent voices echoing through the halls of time.