Kathy sent me a pic of the feather I won on St. Judes auction. WOW!!!! It is on the way to me now.

 

Thank you Kathy I am honored. It will go on my best quiver.

Danny

Wow!  That is beautiful! Great work Killdeer!!

Just can't beat class!!  

That is cool!!! Joseph

Great Job Killdeer, That is way kool....congrats danny

Killie sure is a gem! Beautiful job!<><  

Beautiful!

VERY COOL    

Killy help me, I 'm having trouble identifying the two smaler feathers...flicker? Red bellied woodpecker? I know I've seen those feathers before but just can't place them

Wow is right!

Kathy's gifted in so many ways...that is so beautifully crafted!! Good for you, Danny.  

>>--Ron--<>

Most beautiful one you've done yet, Killie (except for my and Dano's "special" ones, of course). I am seriously impressed  - and I think Danny is a fine recipient of it.      

Stunning!  Nicely done.  What type claws are those?

OUTSTANDING  

Gotta agree with Jock, pure class Kathy.

Congrats Danny

Awesome craftswomanship !!!! They gonna' let you wear that in yer hair at work Danny ???

Whoa!  That is very very cool!  Danny, you certainly deserve this one, and if I remember right it didn't come cheap, but if there is one in next years auction I'll bet the price you paid is going to look like a bargain!  

Thank you all for the kind words. I am somewhat chagrined at how long it took me to get this little project done. I say somewhat because I have lived with me for fifty-one years, and am rather familiar with my prodigious powers of procrastination. I wear a turtle on my watch fob. It seems to express my general tendencies and the way I regard Time. YBYSAIA!

Mickey, those are two sharptail grouse tail coverts from a bird that Charlie Lamb shot. I can see the resemblance to a woodpecker's secondary feathers, but a quick feel or even just seeing them "in person" would reveal that they are much softer. The claws are bobcat, from one found dead by Vance Brewer, Chuck. I owe much of the pizazz to Vance, who mailed me Charlie's tail (  :eek:  ), the claws, the silver concha, and numerous little knick-knacks and doo-dads.

To my credit, I killed the deer and the squirrel that were used in the project. Using woodpecker feathers would be against the law.  :(  
Killdeer

LOL, do not know Charles about wearing it in my hair. Not that I could not,I am of Choctaw/Cherokee heritage with Scotish,Irish,French and Netherlander thrown in, but my hair is not long enough to do it justice. But that is an idea.

Danny

Thats purty for sure.  

That is cooler than the other side of the pillow.

Nice work, Killdeer.