Feather

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I took a couple of photos of a feather as I walked beside Cluny Lagoon. However, because of the large length and with my eyes squinting against the pervasive sunlight, I missed seeing that the entire feather was not within the photo frame.

This was a very very large feather. You can see the front of my walking boot next to the feather. I placed my heel at the quill end of the feather so you can get an idea of the length of the feather.

So – which type of bird lost a feather? My first reaction is that the feather will be from an endangered Tasmanian Wedged Tail Eagle. Is there a blog follower who can identify this feather?

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Lynne Dacey February 14, 2016 at 11:56

Could it be a pelican feather? Do they come up to the lagoon?

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1. Tasmanian traveller Post authorFebruary 14, 2016 at 13:59
  
  Now that is an interesting idea. I didn’t see any there but I wonder if they travel that far inland. Would their feathers have that much black on them??? Now that is all worth more research.
  
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Martin Zigon December 5, 2018 at 13:04

Definitely a Wedge-Tailed Eagle. The feather I found yesterday is exactly the same and measures 56cm from tip to tip. I picked up the feather after I watched fall out of a eagle that came to look at my drone I was flying in the hills of Canberra.

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1. Tasmanian traveller Post authorDecember 5, 2018 at 17:47
  
  What a fascinating way to do research. Nothing as close as a drone.
  
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Val February 29, 2020 at 07:38

White-tailed sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) certainly not wedge-tailed.

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1. Val February 29, 2020 at 07:38
  
  White-Bellied*, sorry
  
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  1. Tasmanian traveller Post authorMarch 1, 2020 at 05:35
    
    Even better. Thanks.
    
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2. Tasmanian traveller Post authorMarch 1, 2020 at 05:34
  
  Thanks. Much appreciated.
  
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