I enjoyed a smashing visit to Norwich Castle Museum a couple of weekends ago. I spent much of my time in the Natural History Gallery. As well as meeting a lovely chap sat sketching the albatross (and discussing Doncaster, "a lovely place for a meat raffle"), I had time to appreciate the plethora of taxidermy. A number of them were still in marvellous condition, if a little paler than they may have started life. The animals are beautifully presented, in a wide array of display

Big birds of history. Actually the biggest birds. Ever. (If you don't count dinosaurs). Let me start again. The biggest birds than humans ever encountered. Mostly in history. Because then we killed them all. Leaving just ostriches and stuff. (Which can still be quite scary.) Okay, one more go. On my holidays, I went to the Norwich Castle Museum. In the Natural History section they have an elephant bird leg bone. I have elephant bird leg bones before. Yet somehow when they are