when i visited vermont in the states recently we went
to a place where birds of prey - raptors, they're
called - are cared for if found wounded or sick and
subsequently put on display if their condition is such
that releasing them back into the wild would do more
harm than good.
there were several eagles in the collection and i
asked in the souvineer shop if they had an eagle
feather for sale so that i might make a risha or
plectrum for my oud - eagles are traditionally
considered to produce the best.
i was surprised to discover that they are not for sale
- it's a federal offence to sell them in this, or any
other bird sanctuary that is not an american indian
based business.
ummph ... them tribes got some sharp lawyers down
there in washington.
- bill
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"and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don
Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph
of San Buenaventura
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