Plate Number 774. Adjutant walking

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of twelve black and white frames showing a bird walking across a dirt ground. The frames capture the bird's movement in various stages of its stride against a background of vertical lines. The frames are arranged in four rows and three columns, depicting the bird's gait with each step clearly defined. The images focus on the lift and placement of the legs, as well as the movements of the wings and head. The series showcases the elegance and complexity of the bird's walk, emphasizing the grace and natural mechanics of its motion.