I love feathers. I love their shapes and varied colours. I like the fine detail of their design. It makes my day to pick up a feather randomly discarded and of no further use to the bird. This one is, I think, from a gull.
Whereas this fine white curl, edged with down, must be from a swan. We have an arboretum with ornamental lakes just north of us and swans nest there.
A fancy, spotted pheasant from Sudely Castle...
Mallard, with iridescent blue/greens...
And a curious dainty feather precisely marked with sky-blue
A shell-like curl
Guinea fowl perhaps?
And my latest acquisition - about a foot long..
What bird dropped this fine specimen?
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2 comments:
Do you have bluejays in the UK? That "curious dainty" feather sixth down looks a lot like a bluejay feather to me, though perhaps not exactly--I can't quite tell the size from the photo. Some of their feathers are striped like that too.
And that last one--maybe a hawk, or another raptor? I have a hawk feather that is that big. (I love feathers too!)
A lovely collection!
Not sure which is my favorite but I lean towards those with a hint of blue.
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