Florida Museum of Natural History

Recently I found myself in Gainesville, Florida. While there I spent some time at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The museum has a really nice collection of extinct mega fauna that was once found in Florida as well as a small collection of Charles R. Knight paintings. The museum has a lot of other exhibits to offer including an amazing butterfly enclosure and research area, an in depth look at the first people of Florida, and even exhibits featuring Florida's nature environment in which they are recreated many times larger their original size...  but I was there for the fossils.

I found the whole exhibit to be a treasure trove of reference. They had specimens of mastodon, mammoth, tapir, camel, horse, giant sloth, terror bird, bear, bear dog, rhino, saber-toothed cat, and MANY others. Here are some of the images that I took at the museum...

 All images © 2013 Christopher Burdett

The work of Charles R. Knight are of course his own and not mine.

If you find yourself in central Florida for any reason and some time to kill I highly recommend paying a visit to the Florida Museum of Natural History and taking in all they have to offer!

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

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In search of Monsters - London, England (Part 2)

Today I have for you a look at the second part of London, England... or should I say I have for you a handful of the hundreds of images that I took while visiting London.  The British Museum is jam packed from one side to the other with amazing artifacts from human history. You want to see the wonders of the humanity all in one building? Head to the British Museum! The items are all astounding, but as a reference resource I was just floored. My eyes were opened time and time again to what the actual artifacts of our history look like. Here is the second part of London...

Canopic jars in all their glory - London, England

A detail of one of the many sarcophagi on display - London, England 

I can haz mummy? - London, England

Sarcophagus close up - London, England

Detail of ceremonial bronze shield found in a river - London, England

 "I'M HUGE!" - London, England

Amazing and gigantic Lamassu (RAWR!) - London, England

When centaur attack - London, England

Now showing in London... ancient Greece - London, England

Disapproving Devil disaproves of his hot pocket - London, England

I think they could fit a little more detail in there... - London, England

SO much inspiration and beauty - London, England

Chinese plate with phoenix and dragon - London, England

Red Japanese monster means business! - London, England

Indiana Jones was looking for the wrong skull - London, England

RAWR! - London, England

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

This concludes the overview of my international monster investigations. I hope you found these images as inspiring as I did. I will be bringing you more in the fullness of time as it relates to specific projects.

That's all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

In search of Monsters - London, England (Part 1)

Today I have for you a look at the first part of London, England... or should I say I have for you a handful of the hundreds of images that I took while visiting London.  I finally found a whole ton of monsters all in one place... convenient! The British Natural History Museum has MANY amazing specimens and displays. Hopefully I will have a chance to share more of the images I took while visiting all the dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals, birds, invertebrates, and other monsters.  Here is the first part of London...

"Dippy" the apatosaurus  - London, England

Monkey skeleton  - London, England

A terrible lizard monster, I never get tired of seeing these skeletons in person  - London, England 

Some of the skeletons were displays 12 feet off the ground and there is an elevated walkway to see them as well as a walking path below - London, England

Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth - London, England

One of my favorite mammals, the scaled pangolin - London, England 

Another of my favorite mammals, the deadly hippopotamus - London, England 

Earth's largest mammals all in one giant room, elephants, whales, and their ancestors - London, England

FINALLY, a coconut crab in the flesh (as it were), love these things! - London, England

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

That is a taste of the cast archive of natural history to be found in London, England. On Wednesday I have a taste of the human history that is contained in the walls of the British Museum!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com