We found these feathers under our deck. What the heck kind of bird did these come from?! #bird #birding PNW - ThreadSky

kelpmaiden.bsky.social • 23 hours ago

We found these feathers under our deck. What the heck kind of bird did these come from?! #bird #birding PNW

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xenotar.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Macaw?
https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/colorful-feathers-back-macaw-parrot-blue-gold-macaw-parrot_31817704.htm

ccompy.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Kevin!

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thatsanwoman.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Pacific Northwest?

crawlieswithcri.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Going with Macaw - way WAY too big for any of our Jays.

taenia.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Steller's Jay?

icarusfl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

They look like primary wing feathers from a Blue and Gold Macaw…Ara ararauna.

beauxblade.bsky.social•22 hours ago

A giant bird for 😃

caliredandgreen.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Since you said PNW my guesses are Steller’s Jay or escaped Macaw

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I like the idea of escaped Macaw🤣

chocktawda.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Those might be goose feathers. I live by a pond with wild geese and find many feathers similar to yours.

raleigh-chadderdon.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Those are California Scrub-Jay feathers!

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•10 hours ago

He's a bit out of range. They don't come this far north!

raleigh-chadderdon.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I'm in Tacoma, and they're always in my back yard - not sure exactly where you're at, but I'm nearly positive that's what it is!

raleigh-chadderdon.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Here's the range for the California Scrub-Jay

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•4 hours ago

We are in the "scarce" area. But, maybe a Bald Eagle nabbed one!

jjofbc.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I scrolled for a very long time thru my likes to find this post to say this as I was collaging just now and saw this and realized it was probably the bird

jjofbc.bsky.social•16 hours ago

the look is very much like these scrub jay feathers:

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Their territory seems to be mainly Florida. I'm in Western WA.

jjofbc.bsky.social•8 hours ago

definitely upload the feathers to innaturalist with a general area, someone will provide a better ID

or confirm you had a very rare visitor :)

jjofbc.bsky.social•16 hours ago

anyway I highly recommend uploading finds like these to inaturalist as local experts will give definitive identifications :)

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•10 hours ago

That app looks cool. I'll put it on my phone. Thanks!

tristanf.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Stellers Jay is my guess
https://images.app.goo.gl/fw5qGkHTeeefC2N99

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I've never seen one of those around here! They seem too big?🤷‍♀️

skidarstudios.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Honestly might be macaw feathers, when I dumb my cage tray in the trash my pet birds feathers tend to wander

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I really wish I could remember how these feathers got under our deck. It was our outdoor covid social area and we are cleaning it up, as it's a mess and hasn't been used in the last 3 years. I may have picked these up somewhere. I haven't left Western WA since before covid.

terrycoatsor.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Peacock feathers from birds gone wild.

kelpmaiden.bsky.social•10 hours ago

LOL There are no peacocks in my neighborhood.

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