The Field Museum’s fabulous Gidwitz Hall of Birds reopened after a long refurbishment back in September. I visited in October with my family. This was just about three years after our previous visit, and the exhibit looked fantastic.
![birds](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8256489644_2f1ab7b4eb_z.jpg)
seabirds with wall projection behind
![birds & projection](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8353/8255420311_79bbdaa323_z.jpg)
ratites
![Gulls](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8255419913_9a6e884c61_z.jpg)
gulls
![Paradise Tanager](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8057/8255417073_5c7dc8e655_z.jpg)
Paradise Tanager
![world raptors](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8256486780_dbca599f11_z.jpg)
vultures, kites and falcons of the world
![taxidermy](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8256488786_43f0d4342d_z.jpg)
taxidermy
The birds were all cleaned up, and the exhibit was modernized with interesting wall projections, interactive screens, and a great short video about birdwatching, featuring local birders and some birding celebrities.
![sad](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8210/8255418939_e2e3828180_z.jpg)
sad
![American eagles](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8256486984_637e851a94_z.jpg)
Golden Eagle & Bald Eagle
![world birds](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8338/8256489008_0de41b61ed_z.jpg)
waders and Andean Condor
![Owls](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8491/8256490120_e9e3402cdd_z.jpg)
owls; notice Snowy Owl skeleton at bottom center
![Bird of Paradise](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8256491166_013564cdf6_z.jpg)
Birds of Paradise displaying
![projection](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8256488542_f31af40f62_z.jpg)
wall projection
![new touch screen](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8255417251_c73de22d20_z.jpg)
new touch screen
![video](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8209/8256486346_4d464d4937_z.jpg)
video screen shot
A Passion For Birds video from The Field Museum
The birds all looked great, but it’s always more interesting to see them in a natural kind of pose or surrounded by the type of environment you’d expect to find them.
![Chimney Swift nest](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8255420513_a7affd146b_z.jpg)
Chimney Swift nest
![Horned Lark at nest](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8256485904_52c0be492b_z.jpg)
Horned Lark at nest
![Piping Plover nest](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8255419683_458caf44e3_z.jpg)
Piping Plover nest
![rest & reflect](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8489/8255417487_b143ce8edf_z.jpg)
benches at the end of the exhibit
The Field is a spectacular museum with a lot of interesting exhibits, but we usually linger in the bird hall the longest. It’s always great to see Sue, too.
![Sue](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8256485492_2626d538ee_z.jpg)
Sue
Yep, everything about the Field is outstanding!
![WC](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8255414359_be6a3756fe_z.jpg)
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