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Can anyone identify these feathers picked up in our field early today. About the size of my hand
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Can anyone identify these feathers picked up in our field early today. About the size of my hand
Janice riches
31/01/2024 09:59
stealthybutnotthatstealthy
31/01/2024 10:11
Feathers in fields, esp this time of year tend to be pheasants around here......that'd be my guess.
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david
31/01/2024 12:09
Look a bit like Kestrel to me, but not sure.
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Janice riches
31/01/2024 12:10
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stealthybutnotthatstealthy
Don’t think so. We have loads of pheasants and dare I say I have plucked a brace or two. This wing of feathers is quite different to both cock and hen pheasant plumage. Friend suggested a type of owl
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Janice riches
31/01/2024 12:11
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david
Thankyou I’ll have a good look at references for that. We do sometimes see Kestrels around here
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david
31/01/2024 12:12
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stealthybutnotthatstealthy
31/01/2024 14:24
Happy to go with kestrel as I am really not good with feathers, and as I say, most tend to be pheasants around here. Whatever it was, it was dead sadly. Hopefully not mistaken for a pheasant when it was alive.
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