Explore the Hummingbirds collection

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves

Both male and females weighs about 10 grams

This large and striking fan palm is well-known for its stunning reddish colour leaf-stems

These little owls are known for their doleful manners and their mournful cries that can go on for hours at a time

Merian Plate No.4 Taraxacon Tog Explore the Hummingbirds collectionDuring Maria Sibylla Merian's lifetime (1647 1717), she studied, illustrated and published a number of works on the process of metamorphosis. The life and almost magic transformational process from catepillar to butterfly kept her documenting and travelling as far as South America, which was an exceptional feat for a woman at this time. The exceptionally beautiful prints show a delicacy in her drawings which are rich in detail. Printed with Japanese