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June 12, 2023
Monday Morning Feather Mystery
Name what type of feather this is, and the species it came from.
I promise not to keep it long.
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Now I am really lost! (Like Sally, I thought your promise to “not keep it long” was a hint! The closest I can find is a Common Kestrel in the German featherbase image database — which can’t be correct.)
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Uh-oh. No clever hint… What was the alleged hint? :- )
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Love your clever hint, if I am right. Juvenile Cooper?
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Diane
Now I am really lost! (Like Sally, I thought your promise to “not keep it long” was a hint! The closest I can find is a Common Kestrel in the German featherbase image database — which can’t be correct.)
Jim Wright
Uh-oh. No clever hint… What was the alleged hint? :- )
Sallyt
Love your clever hint, if I am right. Juvenile Cooper?