Congratulations. That is a more difficult one than most. Looking at the photo on full screen, certainly suggests a soft and fluffy texture. If that is correct,
and I think I am, (one can best tell by feeling it), that makes it an owl. The white spots on a dark background and the size strongly suggest to me a Southern Boobook, wing covert feather. It is certainly the most likely local owl with that pattern.
If it is not soft and fluffy, then that opens up other possibilities, but I doubt it.
Philip
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Feather ID
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A friend found this feather in Queanbeyan. Does anyone happen to know what bird it belongs to?
