"Macro Mondays" this week's theme "Summer Olympic Sports" HMM

Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

The shuttlecock cone is formed from 16 or so overlapping feathers, usually goose or duck, embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. To ensure that shuttlecock rotate consistently, only feathers from the birds' left wings are used. Feather shuttles may come off the strings at speeds in excess of 320 km/h (200 mph).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecock

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Downey feathers

Veer van een vlaamse gaai, bedekt met dauwdruppeltjes en een beetje tegenlicht

The only editing I did was sharpening,cropping and a little color boost.Love the Nikon D2H and the Nikon 70-300mm vr.The orange color you see was a car.

Tri-colored Heron

Trumpeter Swan

Earring from the south of Bahia

Katy Perry: Peacock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnotF2Bugs0

... crazy tuesday ... negative space ...

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Macro Monday's theme is "low key".

These are three macaw feathers (two down feathers from our Green Wing and one small feather from our Hahns-mini macaw). The total frame measures about 1 1/2 inches. I placed a measurement photo in the first comment box.

HSoS to all participants!

Finer threads - Santiago skin

Finer threads - Body skin

Sintiklia - Storm Hair

LANEVO - SCOPEDOG GOGGLE

Hotdog - Feathered coat

Badwolf - Ragnarok rings

NIKOTIN - Cigarette bento

Leven Ink Tattoo - Cysinia Tattoo

TMD

♫♥♫Jamiroquai - Blue Skies♫♥♫

More information can be found on the blog

love said

you already have

your own wings

i will not give you

more feathers

Rumi

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Feeding birds are forever retreating suddenly to their hideyholes when spooked on our patio. But there is no need to call in Scotland Yard's Flying Squad... A tiny telltale feather clinging to the leaf of our Clematis montana has given away one of their haunts ... :-))

Smile on Saturday~~~~FEATHERS

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all...................... Emily Dickinson

I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds.

John Ruskin

LOVE YOURSELF

For smile on Saturday - feathers

Often Herring Gulls can look pretty mucky because of their foraging but this glorious adult was immaculate.

A Killdeer puffs up its feathers to prepare for preening.

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Yewbarrow. The Lake District

A black feather with white dots, on a black background.

This is about 4 cm.

Happy Macro Monday.

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multiple exposure (3) in camera

Glass eyes and porcelain skin

Look to her and think of sin

Her touch is like a hazy dream

Her mind is in a world unseen...

Check out the skin tones, read the rest, grab the event and designer info on Threads and Tuneage

Great Horned Owl Owlet all puffed up and giving me the eye. This is one of three and was doing it's best to stay near mom who was close by.

Thanks for taking time to comment and fave and look at my work. I really appreciate

Fine Swan with beautiful feathers.

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Loose feather with dew condensation at the side of the duck pool, Richmond Park

a tree swallow flying by with a beautiful white feather in its bill

Early morning dew drops on a Collared Dove feather, magnifying those intricate details quite nicely too!

Abstract from nature.

Carribbean Flamingo, aka American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Urban Jungle habitat of the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Least Concern