Dino-lite+Feathers

=Dino-lite discoveries linked to the Feather Display and Senior Bird Study....=

**Owl Feathers**
Contour feathers are zipped up neatly using barbs, barbules and hooks. shafts(or no shaft at all) and no hooks, so the barbs and barbules make a fluffy tangle. and a down feather. They are found between other feathers and help streamline the bird for flight and give it extra warmth. They have hardly any barbs at all! . || Mallard Duck: primary flight feather || Mallard Duck: rachis, barbs, barbules and hooklets || Mallard Duck: barbules and hooklets || Mallard Duck: iridescence on a secondary wing feather || Mallard Duck: Semiplumes || Mallard Duck: Semiplumes || Mallard Duck: Down Feathers || Mallard Duck: Down feathers close-up || Eastern Rosella: Down feathers emerging from the skin. || Eastern Rosella: Semiplumes emerging || Eastern Rosella: Face bristles || Eastern Rosella: The oil gland near the tail for waterproofing feathers. || Eastern Rosella: Leg scales.... || ...scales evolved into feathers ||
 * [[image:feathers5.jpg width="329" height="297"]] || =Different feathers for different jobs...=
 * Contour feathers** provide a bird's shape and colour.
 * Down feathers** keep the bird warm. They have only tiny
 * Semiplumes** are a cross between a contour feather
 * Bristles** are touch-sensors - like feelers or whiskers.
 * Filoplumes** sense when feathers are out of place.
 * [[image:feathers-14.jpg]]
 * [[image:feathers-10.jpg]]
 * [[image:feathers2-21.jpg]]
 * [[image:feathers2-22.jpg]]
 * [[image:rosella-12.jpg]]
 * [[image:rosella-19.jpg]]
 * [[image:rosella-24.jpg]]