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23-08-2010, 09:42 PM
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| | | Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
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23-08-2010, 10:06 PM
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| | | Re: Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
Blimey!
Ok, first pic:
1 = female pheasant secondary
2 = male pheasant upper tail covert (I think)
3 = male pheasant primary
second pic
1 = duck inner secondary, possibly Mallard
2 = woodpigeon greater covert
3 & 4 not sure, possibly Mallard
third pic
1-3 = female pheasant secondaries
4 = female pheasant alula
5-6 = female pheasant outer tail
This bird seems to have been killed by a mammal, prob fox (feathers snipped by carnassials, or scissors!)
fourth pic
1 = male pheasant tertial
2 = partridge spp tail feather
3 = male pheasant secondary
4 = juv pheasant inner primary |
23-08-2010, 10:18 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northants
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| | | Re: Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
Thanks RKB. I thought most of them were pheasant but they are so varied that I thought I should get them checked. 
The photos don't really bring out the true colours and in the above photo (1st feather on the left) the edge is a kind of russet colour which is identical to the colour of the 2nd feather. Does this make any difference to your I.D?
I really do appreciate the help you are giving me on this subject. Thank you. |
23-08-2010, 10:22 PM
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| | | Re: Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
RKB you know about teeth too. I had to look up carnassials.  |
23-08-2010, 11:47 PM
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| | | Re: Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dogs2000 
The photos don't really bring out the true colours and in the above photo (1st feather on the left) the edge is a kind of russet colour which is identical to the colour of the 2nd feather. Does this make any difference to your I.D?
| No, I'm pretty sure it's a partridge tail. The colour on the edge of the pheasant feather should be a bit irridescent, so if you tilt it in the light you'll probably see green, red and purple on some parts. |
24-08-2010, 08:37 AM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cornwall
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| | | Re: Feather bonanza 1!!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by RKB Blimey!
Ok, first pic:
1 = female pheasant secondary
2 = male pheasant upper tail covert (I think)
3 = male pheasant primary
second pic
1 = duck inner secondary, possibly Mallard
2 = woodpigeon greater covert
3 & 4 not sure, possibly Mallard
third pic
1-3 = female pheasant secondaries
4 = female pheasant alula
5-6 = female pheasant outer tail
This bird seems to have been killed by a mammal, prob fox (feathers snipped by carnassials, or scissors!)
fourth pic
1 = male pheasant tertial
2 = partridge spp tail feather
3 = male pheasant secondary
4 = juv pheasant inner primary | /
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