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Feathers ID

  • 14-06-2017 1:56pm
    #1
    tricky D
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    Anybody got an idea what these might have belonged to. Swift perhaps???

    feathers-20170614_134531-900_zpstxdh2lts.jpg


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  • #2
    cd07
    Registered Users Posts: 466 ✭✭cd07


    My guess would be starling possibly a juvenile


  • #3
    pointelle
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭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?


  • #4
    tricky D
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    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.


  • #5
    catrat12
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭catrat12


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


  • #6
    cd07
    Registered Users Posts: 466 ✭✭cd07


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


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  • #7
    catrat12
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    Pretty sure it’s peacock too big for jackdaw or robin will put a pic with scale later


  • #8
    zoe 3619
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭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.


  • #9
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


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


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