Can someone help me to identify this feather?

[BDW]

[BDW]

while I was taking a walk through my mom’s property I found this feather on the ground, and I was wondering if anybody knew from which bird of prey it comes from.

Do you think it may possibly come from a barred owl?

[Jennifer]

That is almost certainly a red-tailed hawk primary feather. Barred owls do not have so much ‘slotting’ to the feather shape, and have a notable ‘fringe’ along the leading edge. 🙂

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[NirvanaCat13]

Possible, here is a red tail underwing

[NirvanaCat13]

Blackdesertwind wrote:

[BDW]

😯 What!!!? No way!
I can’t believe it!
That is too awesome!
Of all the birds of prey around I find one from my favorite bird of prey!

Thank you Jen and Nirvanacat!
This feather will be well guarded. 😀
I always wished to own one. 😀

[PhoenixTears]

Just be very careful, if you know what I mean. Wouldnt want the law on your door step. 🙄

Nice find though, and congratulations. May it bring you and the land it was found on, much luck, peace and prosperity.

[Jennifer]

I don’t know what the laws are in Canada- she might be ‘safe’. 🙂 Regardless, I am glad you saw and photoed such a nice feather… 😉 Best wishes, BDW!

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[BDW]

Thank you Jen.
I’ve search in natural resources Canada and can’t find anything that it says it’s illegal so I’ll call on monday and see what they say

[Maria]

Sheesh, in the States it’s not even legal to own feathers you find? I guess anybody could say they found feathers even if they poached them, but still… 😕 I’ve got a small collection of red-tail primaries; most were taken from a hawk that I found dead by the barn near our house. They’re really pretty feathers.

[dragonmedley]

Blackdesertwind wrote:

Thank you Jen.
I’ve search in natural resources Canada and can’t find anything that it says it’s illegal so I’ll call on monday and see what they say

I asked Warp10 – he took a falconry course – and he said it was find to keep feathers. The only thing that’s illegal would be to find a dead protected animal, like a lynx. Then you can’t touch it, you have to call in for the gov. to take care of it.

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[BDW]

Thank you dragonmedley! 😀

[Kristen]

Yeah I have my small collection of magpie feathers and the such… I used to have deer antlers and owl/hawk/whatever else I found back home but didn’t think they’d move well. I think mom threw out all of my feathers though….

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[WindstoneCollector]

Nirvanacat13 wrote:

Possible, here is a red tail underwing

Hey nice pic Cat! I used that one for reference on the Hawk Griff I did for Serenity! 😀

[NirvanaCat13]

WindstoneCollector wrote:

Nirvanacat13 wrote:

Possible, here is a red tail underwing

Hey nice pic Cat! I used that one for reference on the Hawk Griff I did for Serenity! 😀

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