08-12-2016, 04:15 PM
(08-12-2016, 03:33 PM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote:(08-12-2016, 03:17 PM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: It's a feather from tip of the wing. Note the aerodynamic shape. Feathers closer to the body tend to become rounded and tail feathers are rather short. Suffice to say. Birds aren't supposed to lose those unless they're damaged and they manually pull them out themselves. It seems it probably came from an already dead bird that's been rotting, but the wind caught it's feathers. That'd be my guess.
My best gues is damage, but the feather still looked pretty mice to me though i kinda doubt they really pull it out themself as it would be rather painful seeing the thickness of the shaft, it's most likely loose and due to be replaced.
but pruning is painful to them in the first place, as they do pull damaged feathers. But yeah. The feather is undamaged, thus my guess that it's from a dead one, as feathers that are due to be replaced tend to be frail and uneven. Plus I've had a dead owl in my back yard. After the carcasse rotted away the feathers just blew away, leaving the skeleton. That's how I observed what happens. The feathers slowly go everywhere. And without a lot of grass cover the feathers can be blown massive distances.