Bird Feather

Description:

A light grey feather.

Habitat:

Found in our forest in Albion under the trees, Maple Ridge,BC, North America. Temperate rain forest.

Notes:

My little sister found this feather and the nest in the background.

1 Species ID Suggestions

FeatherEnthusiast 7 years ago

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

9 Comments

FeatherEnthusiast 7 years ago

Looks like a pigeon primary wing feather

Gabe39 7 years ago

Beautiful!!

Eva McEachern 8 years ago

The feather is 6 1/2 inches including the quill.

Eva McEachern 8 years ago

Thanks Heather R and ForestDragon for your help. I have added a picture of the front of the feather. The nest has nothing to do with this spotting.

Eva McEachern 8 years ago

Thanks Becky!

Heather R 8 years ago

1) What size is it? If it's large it could be a goose or some such type bird; if it's smaller it could be a jay, a gull, etc.

2) Was the feather in the nest, or are they separate finds?

ForestDragon 8 years ago

Nice find. I have moved this to the Birds section for you. I do not think this is a crow feather as it is not black. It is possible that it is a gull feather (looking at the shape). Do you have any more images so we can see the other side?