Housemartin
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1900
Materials
Taxidermy housemartin catching a fly, wired to case
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287705.2
Summary
A stuffed white housemartin in flight with its wings outstretched and catching a fly. The bird is wired to the back of a rectangular wooden taxidermy display case with a glass front.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.