Feather ID? More orange feathers...

[SalarMan 0]

chugbug27 -

I have continued looking online, and including through my own stash of materials. The photos I've attached show a very similar and texture to your feathers. However the dark base to my feathers make it obvious they aren't what you have. I've also attached a picture of the bird, which is a native to the Himalayan Mountains and a real beauty!!

George

 

[chugbug27 0]

Better pic here

Not sure that's gonna solve it...

[niveker 0]

I think Denduke was on the right track, some kind of water fowl.

Not much help, I know.

[SalarMan 0]

Feathers are obviously smallish (1/2" +or-). Perhaps a songbird like the Rufous-sided Towhee, Eastern Bluebird (male), Baltimore Oriole, etc.??

[flytire 0]

i guess we just dont know

[Troy Bishop 0]

Too bright to be wood duck unless it was taken from a juvenile. 

[denduke 0]

Some exotic ducks possibly

could be the more common Cinnamon teal or the infamous spoonbill/ boot lip.

[chugbug27 0]

That sounds the most likely to me. And I've looked and looked myself with no better answers... I'll label it,  "Juvenile Orange-Breasted Je Ne Sais Quoi Waterfowl." It will make nice little soft hackles.

Thanks for looking.

[denduke 0]

Ça c'est bon 😂

[DarrellP 0]

Chukar

[SalarMan 0]

Short of having the bird in hand , or a full scale DNA breakdown...we'll never truly know.

[chugbug27 0]

Checked my chukar skin, the orange on that is nowhere near as bright. I suppose maybe a juvenile, but....

[flytire 0]

maybe its in this feather database

Featherbase

[flyflinger 0]

I'm having trouble getting the Featherbase translator to switch to English - seems to be stuck on German.  Any suggestions? 

[flytire 0]

change "Deutsch" to "English"