Red-throated Diver
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Red-throated Diver is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a bird with a long neck and a striped head perched on a patch of dry, tangled plants. The bird’s beak is pointed upward, and its feathers blend into soft browns and whites. Behind it, the ground looks sandy, fading into a pale, cloudy sky. The artist’s signature in the corner reads "Zoological Photographic Club," meaning this is a photo, not a painting. The focus is sharp on the bird, but the background stays blurry, like a snapshot from nature. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The image depicts a mounted photograph of a Red-throated Diver, part of an album containing entries numbered 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023.
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The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.
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