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Next Saturday, June 3 join us for Flying Full Circ

Next Saturday, June 3 join us for Flying Full Circle Family Fun day in celebration of #BlackBirdersWeek! ⁠
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Enjoy: ⁠
🦢 Family Crafts⁠
🦢 Neighborhood Birding with Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) @wins_ans⁠
🦢 Bird Walks on the Ben Franklin Parkway⁠
🦢 Showing of the film "The Falconer"⁠
🦢 Museum Bird Scavenger Hunts⁠
and more! ⁠
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See the link in bio for full event details

Experience rarely seen art and books from the Acad

Experience rarely seen art and books from the Academy’s Library and Archives, see beautiful avian specimens and get your own sketch book to practice drawing and writing about birds. Plan your visit at ansp.org!

The countdown is on - only five days until our Bla

The countdown is on - only five days until our Black Excellence in Birding event! ⁠
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Meet some of the country’s most well-known Black birders, go behind the scenes of the Academy to interact with our world-class Ornithology Collection, join the panel discussion on Black women in birding and meet local poets and artists as they share their expressions throughout the night. ⁠
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Don't have your tickets yet? Grab them via the link in bio.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Meet Eusthenodon leganihanne,

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Meet Eusthenodon leganihanne, a new species of Devonian age (419-359 Ma) lobe-finned fish named this week by the Academy of Natural Sciences paleontologists. ⁠
Eusthenodon means strong tooth, and its name leganihanne is in reference to the Lenni Lenape word for Lycoming Creek, PA near where it was found. The new species is represented by isolated or partially cranial bones, limb bones, and body scales from several individuals. ⁠
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If you want to know more about this fossil visit the link in bio!

Part gallery and part studio, Illuminating Birds c

Part gallery and part studio, Illuminating Birds celebrates the enduring appeal of drawing and writing about birds. Visit the link in bio to get tickets to our newest exhibit!
#ornithology #avian #drawing #scientificillustration #birds #birders #birdersofinstagram #birdwatching

Sharing a few of our favorite pictures from last y

Sharing a few of our favorite pictures from last year's Black Excellence in Birding Event! Our second annual black-tie celebration is happening on May 27. Meet some of the country’s most well-known Black birders, go behind the scenes of the Academy to interact with our world-class Ornithology Collection, join the panel discussion on Black women in birding and meet local poets and artists as they share their expressions throughout the night. ⁠
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Get your tickets and join the party by tapping the link in bio. Hope to see you there! ⁠

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We're proud to be working with these partners, organizations, artists and individuals for this event:⁠
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@thebirdingbeardsman ⁠
@incolorbirdingclub ⁠
@_anwaraq⁠
@Ranger_Bri ⁠
@liliqoimoon ⁠
@candy_wrist⁠
@Rickyjaee ⁠
@phoxyoxy⁠
@BlackAFInSTEM
@burnettbirds
@aampmuseum

Join us in Dinosaur Hall for some prehistoric pree

Join us in Dinosaur Hall for some prehistoric preening, and try your hand at some special “hadrosaur housekeeping” as you help us clean their prehistoric bones.

Watch as our paleontology experts dust and declutter the T. rex, Triceratops and more of your favorite extinct dinosaurs and ancient reptiles. Plus learn how our staff protects and preserves fossils and casts, connect with local dinosaur enthusiasts, ask questions and explore and touch real fossils! Details at ansp.org.

Join us on May 25 for a special event with celebra

Join us on May 25 for a special event with celebrated Urban Birder David Lindo (@theurbanbirder). Lindo will discuss the amazing diversity of bird species found in our towns and cities before joining @InColorBirdingClub's Jason Hall (@thebirdingbeardsman) for a moderated conversation. Get your tickets at the link in bio!

It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! ⁠ ⁠ Over 250 spec

It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! ⁠
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Over 250 species of birds occur in Philadelphia annually, and 70% of these are migratory species. Scientific studies indicate the number of migrants that occur annually could exceed 50 million individuals! ⁠
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#LightsOutPhilly helps prevent building collisions during migration season. Visit the link in bio to read more about the wonders of migration and what you can do to help preserve the biodiversity of birds in a blog post featuring Scott Weidensaul, New York Times bestselling author of A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds.

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