This website will give you an initial overview of the subject of feathers
whereby the information provided can only partially describe
the tremendous number of feather shapes and colors.
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First, I will describe the general
structure of feathers.
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Here, you will find an overview of the
distribution
of the individual feathers on a bird's body.
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The
feather types
will help you to determine the position of the feathers on a bird's body.
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In this section, I explain a number of interesting facts about bird
feather
colors.
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Feather
markings
and the way they influence the overall marking of birds reveal very
interesting interrelationships.
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The shedding of a bird's feathers is called the
molt.
Understanding the molting process is important in identifying
feathers.
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Here, I describe a number of
special attributes
from the world of feathers to conclude this website. |
You can find more information on the subject in Wikipedia, the
publicly accessible Internet encyclopedia, under
Feather. |