tags: subway art, California quail, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A whooping crane, Grus americana, standing in
front of the shadow of a Dodo, Raphus cucullatues,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
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With a Dodo in the background?
The quail had another bird behind it in grey tiles as well, though not as easy to recognise.
I assume that a twitcher could tell just from the outline.
Actually, I'm inclined to think it's the red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), since the whooping crane's plumage appears all-white when at rest.
Whooping:
http://flickr.com/photos/dhkaiser/338019858/
Red-crowned:
http://flickr.com/photos/kuckibaboo/8693630/
Have you read Peter Matthiessen's book, The Birds of Heaven? I've just finished it, and it's a wonderful book.