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Two tiny feathers shed from the neck of my male pet pigeon. Depending on the light they usually appear as green or purple.
'Iridescent' for 'Smile on Saturday'
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Happy SoS
Quite a few hummingbirds in the garden at present and just amazing the diversity of pictures u can get as the light works wonders with their feathers
The Bald Eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and a spiritual symbol for native people for far longer than that. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. Look for them soaring in solitude, chasing other birds for their food, or gathering by the hundreds in winter. Once endangered by hunting and pesticides, Bald Eagles have flourished under protection.
A small downy white feather on black fabric.
'White on Black' for 'Looking Close..on Friday'
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my photo: I was very struck by this feather exposed to the fury of a relentless wind: the continuous gusts shook it violently, in different ways, making it take a thousand forms. It was inexorably prey to this element, which dominated it without pity .... but, despite this, the small feather, which seemed so fragile, remained attached to the branch on which it had fallen, resisting in a truly heroic way. So ....! now, we too are fragile as a feather and we are exposed to a violent "black" wind, but we must resist!
I think this is the dominant Robin as he is a little ruffled around the edges. Yet his feathers around the beak area seem to be growing back. He does have a little master stance here and he certainly was not afraid of me as I was cautiously moving closer.
CC Most Versatile - EV Settings
Shot with an EV of -2/3 to keep the white from blowing out. In post I balanced the background exposure so it wasn't so dark. There was a breeze so I increased the shutter speed to stop any movement. I found this beautiful feather on the ground but moved it to different locations. This is in the crook of a trailing grapevine in sunlight at the back. I looked online a bit to try to identify the bird. I think it's possibly from a dove or pigeon. Or maybe a duck. : )
Female cardinal looking at her Thanksgiving treat I made up of lard, peanut butter and seeds. She loved it!
Frost on my car windscreen formed this beautiful feathery plume. Some post processing accentuated the pattern
A New Year and a time for new things. My first new shot of the year from my "big camera". And my new peacock feather! Well, if you count an M4/3 camera as "big," that is — maybe more of a little-big camera? I found this peacock feather while out walking Jazzy this morning, which was serendipitous since my old one was well and truly worn out!
Photographing it turned into quite the production. To capture the feather’s iridescence, it needed sunlight—but the afternoon sun was so harsh and hot. On top of that, the wind was gusting like crazy — not ideal for something as delicate as a feather. After scouting the yard for a spot with a good green backdrop, I finally settled on the front lawn under our Golden Robinia tree. It provided just the right balance of shade and sunlight. Of course, the breeze was relentless, so out came the Gorilla tape. A bit of creative taping later (securing the feather to the tree in multiple places), and I was ready to take my shot... or, more accurately, 500,000 shots at high shutter speed, waiting for the wind to take a break.
Does anyone else’s neighbors completely ignore the strange things you do for photography? Mine do. They’ve seen it all by now. Probably the weirdest thing I’ve done was hauling a chair up a ladder onto the roof of our three-story house for some shots, but that’s a story for another day.
Anyway, if you squint at this feather, do you see a bird? A big red eye with a blue pupil, a beak, and a crest? Or maybe that’s just the Sunday evening relaxing red wine talking. Cheers! 🍷