Orange feather found in field near Wolverhampton, England yesterday (1 Viewer)

[wolfbirder]

This bright orange feather is so bright, I thought it must be off a child's toy-hat or something, but it is so intricate and downy part of me thinks this is from a bird, but I just cannot fathom what it might be from? Its about 4 inches in length.

Any ideas?

 

[mummymonkey]

Maybe a chicken?

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,

first gut feeling was. This colouration is found in an Egyptian Goose. But I cant find a match here: Nilgans (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - Vogelfedern auf featherbase.info

Edit: with this in mind, I am biased and think the colouration seems a bit too bright/plastic/orange? for many Egyptian Geese (which varies slightly)?

 

[tconzemi]

as the rachis is deep orange too, I guess it is an artifically stained feather

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Thanks Tom,
didnt realize this. Still no thank you button on BF

 

[wolfbirder]

Hello,

first gut feeling was. This colouration is found in an Egyptian Goose. But I cant find a match here: Nilgans (Alopochen aegyptiacus) - Vogelfedern auf featherbase.info

Edit: with this in mind, I am biased and think the colouration seems a bit too bright/plastic/orange? for many Egyptian Geese (which varies slightly)?

It could be an Egyptian Goose, they have been reported around here. Tho I have seen your amended view

Appreciate your thoughts

I reckon its Kingfisher colour but of course they don't have long individual feathers of that colour.

 

[Andy Lakin]

We use feathers ike these all the time in arts/ crafts at school with the kids as someone said earlier probably dyed.

 

[Edwin Sapatsch]

We use such dyed feathers to tie Lures and Boobies for flyfishing.

 

[wolfbirder]

Thanks Andy, Edwin, its right by a fishing lake so that will be it, flyfishing.

 

[Butty]

I thought people tied their flies at home, sat at a table with a little vice and all the fly-tying gear to hand. But, anyway, it's obviously a died feather - chicken, whatever.

 

[R T]

Thanks Andy, Edwin, its right by a fishing lake so that will be it, flyfishing.

The pound land type shops sell feather dusters in bright orange and a deep violet blue which appear dyed.

 

[dantheman]

I thought people tied their flies at home, sat at a table with a little vice and all the fly-tying gear to hand. But, anyway, it's obviously a died feather - chicken, whatever.

The chicken probably wasn't very well, true. The feather was probably dyed though ... ;-)

 

[Tired]

Egyptian Geese aren't that bright orange. This is in fact a feather from a bird, but somebody has dyed it. That's where feathers for children's things come from. Generally it's easier to obtain feathers and dye them than to make realistic-looking fake feathers, it seems.

 

[Andy Hurley]

In the Far East they dye feathers on birds that haven't died yet..

 

[Edwin Sapatsch]

Definitely dyed, just look at the stem.

Exotic birds were killed worldwide and their feathers imported for a high price for fashion but in particular for Flytying, the fancy Salmon lure patterns saw some bird species endangered, ie. Jungle cock, and thankfully their import banned. Many of the species involved are now farmed in the UK although fly patterns have changed drastically in modern times; the once artfully tied almost exact imitations of shrimps, nymphs and flies of the past and the idea that Trout would only take exacting representations has long gone out of the window to be replaced with the modern uni bug patterns which work just as well if not better. I have had to change my original teachings that trout are clever fussy creatures and had to accept they are dumb carnivors that will attack just about anything if it is presented in a manner that induces them to chase.

 

[wolfbirder]

Thank you folks, it was just a highly unusual location to find it if it belonged to a child, but not impossible

 

[dantheman]

No burlesque clubs nearby?