Feathers ID

tricky D

Anybody got an idea what these might have belonged to. Swift perhaps???

cd07

My guess would be starling possibly a juvenile

pointelle

surely starlings have that greeny iridescence to their feathers?
my own question is there are so many feathers there that chances are little birdy died, what about when you find one random large feather? The spine can be quite big, do birds lose these and live? Do they grow back? I'll google it , but my tendency to go off on a tangent probably means I'll never get there! a young lady blackbird?

tricky D

Pretty sure it's a kill. There were about 30-35 in all. Prime candidates are House Martin, Swift, Starling or Blackbird, in rough/guessed order of likelihood. In recent days the crows have been harassing the Martins which I don't recall seeing before and the Martins, unusually, haven't been feeding much in the immediate area.

catrat12

Going post a pic of feather that I found in garden any ideas it’s hard to tell

cd07

It looks like the outer primary flight feather from a jackdaw to me. They often have pale or even white feathers.

catrat12

Pretty sure it’s peacock too big for jackdaw or robin will put a pic with scale later

zoe 3619

catrat12 wrote: »

Pretty sure it’s peacock too big for jackdaw or robin will put a pic with scale later

I'd go with peacock too-depending on size of course.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

As with many feathers, it's neigh on impossible to identify without knowing the scale.