Determining feathers: how well do you know them?

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Determining feathers: how well do you know them? Created: 11/28/2022, 2:30 p.m By: Anna Katharina Kusters From time to time it happens that you find bird feathers while walking in nature. Assigning them to the right animals is not always easy. 1 / 10These black and white, strong feathers belong to a bird that is particularly common in cities: the street pigeon. © M. Henning/Imago 2 / 10A feat

Determining feathers: how well do you know them?

Created: 11/28/2022, 2:30 p.m

By: Anna Katharina Kusters

From time to time it happens that you find bird feathers while walking in nature.

Assigning them to the right animals is not always easy.

1 / 10These black and white, strong feathers belong to a bird that is particularly common in cities: the street pigeon.

2 / 10A feather that is particularly striking because of its deep black colour.

It belongs to a male blackbird.

3 / 10These chocolate-brown feathers belong to the Canada goose, which is now the second most common species of goose in this country.

4 / 10Their feathers are blacker than night, which hasn't earned ravens a good reputation.

The animals are extremely intelligent.

5 / 10The call of the tawny owl can be heard well at night.

Its feathers are characterized by an exciting pattern.

6 / 10The feathers of the blue tit lying on fallen leaves shimmer slightly bluish.

7 / 10In addition to reddish feathers, the great spotted woodpecker mainly has black and white feathers to offer.

8 / 10The blue, white and black speckled feathers of the jay quickly catch the eye in the garden.

9 / 10The nightingale enchants us with its striking song.

Their plumage is rather plain.

10 / 10From ugly duckling to beautiful swan, the bird's white feathers add to its impressive appearance.

Even experienced bird connoisseurs sometimes find it difficult to assign the feathers they find to the right birds.

And not without reason: in Germany alone there are 254 breeding bird species that lay their eggs and raise their young in this country.

There are also 50 guest bird species that only live in Germany in spring or autumn.

There are also so-called vagrants, i.e. birds that don’t actually live here, but stray here from time to time.

A staggering number, but anyone who has taken a liking to the small and large birdies can, with a little patience, quickly assign the feathers of the most well-known bird species to the animals.

Source: merkur

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