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Our Feathered Friends

Full-size Exhibition

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

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Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata.

The best way to learn about birds is to watch them. The Canadian Museum of Nature developed a travelling exhibition to help people do just that!

Our Feathered Friends introduces visitors to the basics of birdwatching including how to identify birds and how to attract them into backyards. This participatory exhibition includes a programming cart with mounted birds, books, puppets and activity sheets as well as instructions for presenting workshops and demonstrations for visitors and school groups.

Components

  • mini-dioramas including 23 mounted specimens
  • birdsong audio
  • interpretive modules
  • video
  • programme manual and materials
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus).

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Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus.

Space Requirements

  • 50 m2
  • storage for 20 shipping crates (1100 cu. ft.)

Special Requirements

  • security and environmental controls
  • active staff participation to organize and present programmes
  • VCR, audio cassette player

Cost

  • loan fee starts at $2000
  • fee includes insurance
  • shipping fees are extra
  • loan period: 12 weeks or more

Availability

  • contact us to find out when this exhibition is available
     

Information and Reservations

Rachel Gervais

Where to See It

  • Nanaimo, British Columbia

  • February 3, 2012 – May 21, 2012

  • Nanaimo Museum