MIRANDA’S BIRD SANCTUARY

A vacation in Chicago’s public zoo

Byline photo of Miranda Hart

Miranda Hart, photographer

October 4, 2025

MIRANDA'S BIRD SANCTUARY

Graceful and precise steps designed by thin but mighty legs paired with a skinny, pointed beak

Black-necked Stilt

Graceful and precise steps designed by thin but mighty legs paired with a skinny, pointed beak (Miranda Hart)

A profound gaze interrupted by a perfectly mustached beak

Inca Tern

A profound gaze interrupted by a perfectly mustached beak (Miranda Hart)

A colorful bird with a haunting thousand-yard stare

Golden-breasted Starling

A colorful bird with a haunting thousand-yard stare (Miranda Hart)

Long strands of luxurious grey feathers spilling onto an iridescent rainbow coated body

Nicobar Pigeon

Long strands of luxurious grey feathers spilling onto an iridescent rainbow coated body (Miranda Hart)

A glaring, grumpy looking bird who conceals an unnaturally large mouth

Tawny Frogmouth

A glaring, grumpy looking bird who conceals an unnaturally large mouth (Miranda Hart)

Reddish colored eyes and beak accompany a serious stare

Kagu

Reddish colored eyes and beak accompany a serious stare (Miranda Hart)

A prehistoric looking bird given a bony helmet protruding out of the top of the skull, and a very fitting name

Helmeted Currasow

A prehistoric looking bird given a bony helmet protruding out of the top of the skull, and a very fitting name (Miranda Hart)