Plate Number 758. Cockatoo flying

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a bird in flight captured in multiple stages. The image is divided into a grid of 24 smaller frames, each showing a consecutive moment from the sequence of a bird flapping its wings as it flies. The background of each frame is lined with a grid pattern. The bird's movements are methodically documented from different angles and stages of its flight path, showcasing the mechanics of its wing positions and body orientation as it glides through the air.