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Feather ID Bulgaria (1 Viewer)
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Nutcracker
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From the 'fluffy' texture, an owl of some sort, perhaps Barn Owl (is it the darker subspecies guttata in Bulgaria? Not sure offhand)
Couild it be Short-eared Peter? I saw two in the copse where I found the feather.
Thanks to both,
Chris
No, the barring is much bolder on the tail feathers of A. flammeus
http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=72296
Checking a Long-eared Owl from my freezer stock*, I realised my initial blunder:
Long-eared Owl is (also) bolder barred than that, thus the obvious ID springs to mind, it's the central tail feather of a Tawny Owl, sorry, must have been absent minded:eat:
* I'm an ornithological taxidermist by profession.
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Many thanks Peter! Tawny makes sense, had it been LEO it would have been my first 'observation' in my locale.
I knew you were a taxidermist LOL!
Chris
Nutcracker
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For my own interest - what excludes guttata Barn Owl? That rather golden-buff colour near the base of the vane is what made me think Barn Owl, and I can't recollect ever seeing that colour on a Tawny.
The ground colour of Barn Owl is far more orange, and the barring more regular and bold.
You can see central tail-feathers here on the second photo bottom left, and on the third and fourth photo bottom right.
So, Tawny Owl is certainly is
https://www.featherbase.info/en/species/Tyto/alba
Peter
Nutcracker
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OK thanks!The ground colour of Barn Owl is far more orange, and the barring more regular and bold.
You can see central tail-feathers here on the second photo bottom left, and on the third and fourth photo bottom right.
So, Tawny Owl is certainly is
https://www.featherbase.info/en/species/Tyto/alba
Peter
