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Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Semiplume / Contour body feather with plumulaceous base
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour body feather / Semiplume transition with characteristic soft downy base
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Primary flight feather, likely an outer primary remige
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey)

Tail feather (Rectrix)
Mute Swan (also known as White Swan) - Cygnus olor

Mute Swan (also known as White Swan)

Semiplume / Contour body feather
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Tail feather (retrix), central or near-central position
Wood Pigeon (Common Wood Pigeon) - Columba palumbus

Wood Pigeon (Common Wood Pigeon)

Contour body feather / Lesser secondary covert
Eurasian Jay (also known as common jay) - Garrulus glandarius

Eurasian Jay (also known as common jay)

Contour feather, specifically a body or covert feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather, likely a body or scapular contour feather
Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius

Eurasian Jay

Covert, likely greater primary covert or secondary covert with diagnostic coloration
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Primary or Secondary Flight Feather / Contour Feather
Wood Pigeon (Common Wood Pigeon) - Columba palumbus

Wood Pigeon (Common Wood Pigeon)

Flight feather (Remex, likely a secondary flight feather)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour or covert feather from the body/flank
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour or covert body feather, showing specialized owl modifications
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour body feather (breast or flank feather, or possibly a specialized covert)
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour feather, specifically from the breast or flank region showing structural and melanin coloration
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Contour feather, likely from the breast, flank, or facial disc margin
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour body feather
Common Murre (also known as the Thin-billed Murre or Common Guillemot) - Uria aalge

Common Murre (also known as the Thin-billed Murre or Common Guillemot)

Contour feather, likely a body or scapular feather
Common Murre (also known as the Common Guillemot) - Uria aalge

Common Murre (also known as the Common Guillemot)

Contour body feather, likely from the upper wing coverts or mantle region
Common Murre (also known as the Thin-billed Murre or Common Guillemot) - Uria aalge

Common Murre (also known as the Thin-billed Murre or Common Guillemot)

Contour body feather / semiplume transition feather
Common Murre, also known as the Common Guillemot or Murre - Uria aalge

Common Murre, also known as the Common Guillemot or Murre

Contour feather, specifically from the upper back or scapular region
Mute Swan (White Swan) - Cygnus olor

Mute Swan (White Swan)

Semiplume / Contour feather transition with plumulaceous base and pennaceous tip
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

Contour feather, body flank or wing covert
Blue Jay (Common Jay) - Cyanocitta cristata

Blue Jay (Common Jay)

Flight feather (secondary remige or primary covert)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour body feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour body feather with prominent semiplume base
Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (also known as Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)

Flight feather, likely a secondary flight feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour feather or secondary flight feather with specialized serrated edges
American Crow (Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (Common Crow)

Primary flight feather, likely outer primary
Mourning Dove (also known as Carolina Pigeon or Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as Carolina Pigeon or Rain Crow)

Body Contour Feather
Red Kite - Milvus milvus

Red Kite

Contour body feather or covert
Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or red tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or red tail)

Contour feather, likely from the upper breast, flank, or back region
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Body contour feather (breast or flank area)
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour feather, body contour feather with a prominent semiplume base
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour or primary/secondary wing covert feather, specifically appearing to be a medium body contour or wing covert feather
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour body feather / Upper tail covert
Mallard (Wild Duck, Common Mallard) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck, Common Mallard)

Contour feather, likely a body flank or scapular feather
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Secondary flight feather or covert, likely from the underwing or inner wing based on the stark white and dark brown contrast
Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus

Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

Flight feather, likely a primary or secondary covert or a small primary/secondary remige
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Tail feather (Rectrix), likely a central or intermediate rectrix
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

Tail feather (Rectrix), likely central or near-central rectrix