Sad Parrots

I don't know why, I can't quite explain it, but I've become a tad obsessed with badly taxidermied parrots.  That said, I've been slightly obsessed with parrots alive or dead for quite some time. I like reading parrot stories.  I collect old natural history prints of parrots.  I've visited a parrot refuge with nearly a thousand parrots, and got into it with a hyacinth macaw. Currently, I'm winding my way through Buffon's vastly too large section on parrots published in his classic natural history.  In fact, I do believe a forthcoming writing project will focus quite precisely on the parrot world. Here's my latest sad parrot find.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/icopythat/2481175/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Comments

[Merle Patchett]

Hi Rachel,

often like to catch up with all things taxidermy at your site - thanks for keeping it so up-to-date.

I am presently working on curating the exhibition "Fashioning Feathers: Dead Birds, Millinery Crafts and the Plumage Trade" at the University of Alberta and thought you might be interested in these images of millinery prepared and dyed parrots (they were originally green but as yet I have failed to identify them):

http://fashioningfeathers.com/2011/04/18/photographic-study-of-three-millinery-prepared-parrots/

It would be great if you could advertise the event of the exhibition on your blog: see www.fashioningfeathers.com for poster and info.

I have curated it so it can travel and be applied to other millinery/zoological collections - if you know of anywhere in Vancouver that might be interested let me know.

Cheers,

Merle

(formerly of Glasgow now based in Alberta Canada)

[Rob]

Interesting art form for collecting.... bad taxidermy. While I enjoy great taxidermy, there is something really interesting about bad taxidermy. Great site!