Is it a Eurasian collard dove?Joy
-----Original Message-----
From: Quinton Nice <quintonnice77@xxxxxxxxx>
To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Sep 9, 2021 9:49 am
Subject: [obol] I found a single feather.
Ignore if you're not interested in a feather quiz.
I was out for my morning exercise a bit ago when I found this single feather
lying on the fog line around the corner from my driveway. No other feathers
around, but with all those shapes and shades, it has to be like that puzzle
piece that is really obvious once you know where it goes. So I brought it home
and took a picture to post to OBOL.
Habitat is Willamette Valley rural mixed farmland and forest. On one side of
the road is an unmowed field. The other side is a steep hillside with mixed
forest. The blood on the tips of the fibers is consistent with the bird meeting
its violent demise on that bit of road.
A bit of a spoiler: A few yards down the road, I encountered the flattened
remains of a specimen that I believe to have been the wearer of the single
feather. So at least I know that much now.
So take a guess, or ignore it, or wait for an answer tomorrow. All those who
make a public guess and get it right will get 50% off their subscription fees
to OBOL for the next year. :-)
Quinton
