Don, The feather markings that astound me the most are the black bars on pheasant tail feathers that run across the vane perpendicular to the shaft. Each barb has the dark band displaced the right amount further along, even though the barbs on one side are at a different angle than the other. Does it have to do with the count of the barbules? But in grizzly, the alternation appears local to the barbs. !?!
Please send me your photo of the Cree skin. Thanks, Mark --- Don Ordes <> wrote: ... > If anyone wants to see a picture of Mr. McCreedy, let me know and I'll email > a photo of him. ... > Ever wonder how a grizzly feather grows out white, then black, then white > again, continuing in bands- up to 18" long on supersaddle hackles? Stay > tuned for Poultry Genetics 102. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
