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In this image, waterdrops magnify the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Owls are unique, as their wing and feather features allow them to reduce locomotion-induced sound, allowing near silent flight.
Taken in windy conditions that eventually led to the water drop breaking. However, in this closeup, one can still see how much it magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Bluebird Estates
Sure... she's not a hummingbird, toucan or even a bluebird... she hasn't got any bright colors or fancy feathered features... but she is appealing in a "no bird make up" sort of way... at least that's what I think... and did I mention serene... oh yes; she's serene... she is sort of in a Mona Lisa Bird pose here... yes, very attractive and she knows it... did I mention the bokeh... :-)
Shout out the Jordan Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN) at the Reserve and their excellent staff...
The sunlight streaming through the partially open venetian blinds also casts a luminous shadow from the feather. In addition, please note how this large water drop magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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Short for "la plume de ma tante est sur la table" (French for "My aunt's pen is on the table"), an expression used to mean stilted, textbook-derived speaking of a foreign language.
The expression comes from the really odd sentences used in some textbooks to demonstrate grammar (rather than the sort of thing you are actually likely to say in the spoken daily language).
There was also a song out of a famous revue and play: La plume de ma tante est sur le bureau de mon oncle...
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis.
Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules.
These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment.
Another image ALL ABOUT LIGHT and colour and texture, I'm trying for as much depth/relief as possible in photography.
Light shapes.
Have a great day and thank you for your comments, M, (*_*)
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(Explore #21: May 02, 2009) FP
A closer look at this large water drop reveals how it magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Grønnstilk ( Tringa glareola - Wood sandpiper ) fra Johannestjern; Jevnaker - 19.06.2020
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Working here with a discarded goose feather and water droplets.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Bluebird Estates
(Explore #160: Feb 17, 2009)
In this image, waterdrops magnify the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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A closer look at this large water drop reveals how it magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Enjoy your evening and thanks for dropping by.
( Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Weedpecker ) fra hytta på Lunner - 30.05.2020
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(Explore #127: Mar 06, 2009)
Closeup of this large water drop not only magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules, but also reflects its surroundings.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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The play of light and shadows on a drop of water nestled in a feather has always fascinated me.
This droplet also emphasizes the weatherproof nature of feathers..
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Wishing you a wonderful Thursday and thanks so much for dropping by.
(Explore #305: Feb 22, 2009)
Closeup of this water drop magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Vipe ( Vanellus vanellus - Northern Lapwing ) - Nordlimyra;Lørenskog - 15.06.2020
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Close up of waterdrop on a small feather.not only magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules, but also reflects its surroundings. Altrich, Germany.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
(Explore #95: Mar 04, 2009)
HBW!
Looking up at the underside of this feather. The waterdrop on its upperside once again clearly emphasizes its waterproof nature and other details such as its barbs and barbules. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
The four symbols on the Led Zeppelin IV album were controversial at the time.
The band members themselves never came straight out and said what they meant.
Page once said: "We decided that on the fourth album, we would deliberately play down the group name, and there wouldn't be any information whatsoever on the outer jacket. Names, titles and things like that do not mean a thing. . . . I had to talk like hell to get that one done."
Adds Robert Plant: "Each of us decided to go away and choose a metaphysical type of symbol which somehow represented each of us individually--be it a state of mind, an opinion, or something we felt strongly about, or whatever. Then we were to come back together and present our symbols."
Robert Plant's Symbol (circle around a feather) features the feather of Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess of justice and fairness.
It is also the emblem of a writer.
Plant says the symbol he created was drawn from sacred symbols of the ancient Mu civilization, a fantastical place that supposedly existed until 14,000 years ago. The last remnants are said to be the primitive statues at Easter Island.
The back of the 2018 Robert Plant Australian Tour Tee-shirt features his feather symbol.
( Larus ridibundus - Black-headed Gull ) fra Langvannet; Lørenskog - 19.08.2020
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Waterdrops on a feather emphasize its weatherproof nature.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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A closer look at this large water drop reveals how it magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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A closer look at this water drop reveals reflections of the umbrellas above it.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Have a great Tuesday and thanks for the visit.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment.
( Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Weedpecker ) fra hytta på Lunner - 30.05.2020
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( Parus caeruleus - Blue Tit ) fra hytta på Lunner - 30.05.2020
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A water drop magnifies this feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Myrsanger ( Acrocephalus palustris - Marsh Warbler ) fra Røyri/Bjørnholt - 15.06.2020
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A water drop appears to float on the feather's waterproof barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
A water drop magnifies this feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
Male Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).
Loved this little guy, thought i'd make use of the common birds around me and try and catch some decent shots.
(2 more in comments)
Enjoy!
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This waterdrop on a small feather magnifies its details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
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Myrsanger ( Acrocephalus palustris - Marsh Warbler ) fra Røyri/Bjørnholt - 15.06.2020
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Eurasian Eagle Owl
(Bubo bubo)
The Eurasian Eagle Owl is one of the largest owl species. Despite a wingspan of approximately 6 feet, these owls are capable of slipping silently through the air without even a whisper. Owls in general have unique wing and feather features that enable them to reduce locomotion-induced sound. They have large wings relative to their body mass, which let them fly more slowly than other predatory birds like hawks or falcons. Additionally, the structure of their feathers serves as a kind of muffler. Comb-like notches on the tips of the wing feathers, combined with a soft fringe on the wings' trailing edges, help streamline the air flow and absorb the sound produced. The owls' prey never hears them coming.
If it were not for the ear-piercing screech the eagle owl pictured here made as he came in for a landing, his flight across the field would have been completely silent.
My green-eyed, Delilah, the chick, takes a closer look at me and my camera :)
I took this in our new coop and chicken run as the 14 chicks checked me out! LOL!
Chicken Feathers
Hatchling birds have a special kind of natal feather DOWN, neossoptiles, that are pushed out when the normal feathers, teleoptiles, emerge...
There are two basic types of feather: vaned feathers which cover the exterior of the body, and down feathers which are underneath the vaned feathers. The pennaceous feathers are vaned feathers. Also called contour feathers, pennaceous feathers arise from tracts and cover the whole body. A third rarer type of feathers, filoplumes, is hairlike and (if present in a bird) grows along the fluffy down feathers. In some passerines, filoplumes arise exposed beyond the contour feathers on the neck. The remiges, or flight feathers of the wing, and rectrices, the flight feathers of the tail are the most important feathers for flight. A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. Down feathers are fluffy because they lack barbicels, so the barbules float free of each other, allowing the down to trap much air and provide excellent thermal insulation. At the base of the feather, the rachis expands to form the hollow tubular calamus or quill which inserts into a follicle in the skin. The basal part of the calamus is without vanes. This part is embedded within the skin follicle and has an opening at the base, proximal umbilicus and a small opening on the side, distal umbilicus.
Feathers act as a protective covering for fowl, protecting it from cold, rain, sun and injury. It is important for the feathers to be relatively broad, with a web of good firm texture, a strong shaft, the barbs, barbules, and barbicels closely and tightly knitted together. This is the desired feather type for most breeds. There are some exceptions, however.
Feather patterns and color serve as a valuable aid in identifying numerous varieties of fowl. This is used in conjunction with skin and leg color, body shapes, combs, and beaks.
The descriptions for the various colors and color patterns are described in the following paragraphs.
The plumage for a fowl is classified as "white" is white in all sections. While the surface of a fowl classified as "black" is a lustrous, greenish black with an undercolor, except where otherwise specified dull black in dark-legged varieties and slate in yellow-legged varieties. Fowl that are "buff" are a medium shade of orange-yellow color with a rich golden cast, but not so intense as to show a reddish cast, nor so pale as to appear lemon or light yellow.
Feather colors help to differentiate between males and females in most fowl.
Barring is the alternate transverse markings of two distinct colors on a feather. It may be regular or irregular depending on the breed.
Frizzle feather is a term used to identify feathers that curl and curve outward and forward.
The laced feathers have a border of contrasting color around the entire web of a feather.
Mottled feathers have a variable percentage of black feathers that are tipped with white.
Penciling applies to several types of lines or marking on female feathers, the crosswise bars on feathers, the narrow concentric linear marking inside the edge on the web of the feathers. This should be characteristically narrow, uniform in width, sharply defined and continue in an unbroken line following the contour of the feather. When multiple, they should be equidistant from each other, conform to the contour of the feather. Each feather in the back, breast, body, wing bows and thighs should have three or more pencilings. The penciled variety male is more colorful that the female.
Peppered feathers are sprinkled with small dots of black or gray and are a defect.
The Spangled feather has a distinct marking of contrasting color at the extremity of a feather, proximally shaped like a well defined 'V' with a rounded end in some varieties and curved sides or pear-shaped in other varieties. Others are half-moon shaped. The spangle always are black in color and are found in combination with silver or gold ground color or white in color and separated from bay or brown ground color by a black bar. Spangling can be diagonal elongated black marking on the web.
Splashed feathers are ones that have irregular splashes of contrasting color. This occurs in spangled and mottled varieties.
Blue fowl are actually a bluish slate color. Genetically they are black fowl in which the black pigment granules are modified in shape and distribution of the surface of the feather, creating a dilution of black and causing the characteristic bluish slate color. This is the hybrid expression of two hereditary color factors, black and a form of white (usually with some splashing), neither of which is dominant over the other, but which are blending in character. Blue-to-blue will produce off-spring one-half blue, the other half evenly divided in black and splashed whites; and blue to black, and blue to splashed will produce the parent types equally, while black to splashed will produce all blues.
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Woolrich Klondike Down Coat – Stop the piercing wind in its tracks with the Klondike full-length coat, complete with unbelievably soft detachable faux-fur collar. The Klondike is super-warm without bulk or weight, thanks to the fill of 80% duck down/20% duck feathers. Features a water-repellent quilted polyester shell and polyester lining; pieced back for trimmer fit; two-way zipper; interior pockets and zippered exterior hand-warmer pockets; attached adjustable belt and adjustable cuffs. Imported. Machine wash coat; dry clean fur.welcome to: www.woolrichparkajassen.com/
Woolrich Klondike Down Coat – Stop the piercing wind in its tracks with the Klondike full-length coat, complete with unbelievably soft detachable faux-fur collar. The Klondike is super-warm without bulk or weight, thanks to the fill of 80% duck down/20% duck feathers. Features a water-repellent quilted polyester shell and polyester lining; pieced back for trimmer fit; two-way zipper; interior pockets and zippered exterior hand-warmer pockets; attached adjustable belt and adjustable cuffs. Imported. Machine wash coat; dry clean fur.welcome to: www.woolrichparkajassen.com/