Friday, August 5, 2011

Filoplume

I don't think the back of the head is quite the usual placement for a filoplume, but this feather does possess a slender, hairlike shaft & few barbs, & since it's growing on an oddment, I get to put it wherever I like! :-P

Photoshop with text from Hegner's College Zoology, 1920.

Posted by Curious Art at 9:00 AM
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6 comments:

  1. KitlaneAugust 5, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Gorgeous!

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  2. Vicki SmithAugust 5, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Very cool. I like the text in the background!

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  3. Linda HensleyAugust 6, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    I've gotten lost in your blogs for quite a while this morning. Beautiful work! Love it!

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  4. NicolaAugust 6, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Oh, these intricate "oddments" (artments!) warm my heart! : )

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  5. Curious ArtAugust 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Thanks, folks, your comments warm MY heart! <3

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  6. LuTiAugust 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    More warmth from me!!! Yes, artments, as Nicola calls them, I like it!

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