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Saturday 12th November 2005, 22:00
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Feather ID
A bit of an unusual one this I'm afraid. A friend has asked for my thoughts on a feather that another friend found in New York State. Pictures can be found here...
www.flickr.com/photos/lidarose/62401449/ www.flickr.com/photos/lidarose/62398899/in/photostream/ Any thoughts? Thanks HB
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Saturday 12th November 2005, 22:37
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pure guess northern flicker. hopefully some one with knowledge will answer
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Sunday 13th November 2005, 00:35
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Sunday 13th November 2005, 11:13
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Thanks guys, much apreciated. I'll pass the info on.
I did a double-take upon seeing the bird's name as the photos are on Flikr.com, a photo site with a BF type community (but obviously can't really compare to the original wonder that is us!) that I'm also a member of. Strange co-incidence for a Sunday morning! Thanks again, HB
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Wednesday 16th November 2005, 01:15
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Flicker? Really? Can you tell me how you got that?
To me, it doesn't seem to resemble any bird around I can think of. Very white for a flicker. Sorry Hindolbittern. I hope I am wrong, because that would be a cool discovery for that particular website! Best
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Wednesday 16th November 2005, 05:19
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Just for comparison, here're photos of breast feathers from a Northern Flicker (red-shafted) and a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk, the latter of which seems to more closely resemble the pattern if not the exact shape on the feather in question. But not as artistically photographed.
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Wednesday 16th November 2005, 08:04
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Northern Flicker seems like a good guess.
Possibly from near the undertail coverts: http://www.neoperceptions.com/fauna/...licker%202.jpg -Adam Last edited by Blackstart : Wednesday 16th November 2005 at 08:12. |
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Wednesday 16th November 2005, 12:25
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Looking at the shot that is more straight on, you can see a bit of brown on the next patch of color.
I guess the question would be, how big is it? Would that be the next step? I am still not convinced it is a flicker.
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