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"They used to say I was like a cat, loving no one, only purring to get what I wanted.
But thats not true. I was in love with the whole world and all that lived in its rainy arms."



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13:41 When I was inspecting one of our owl enclosures the other day, I noticed some fresh blood on the ground right below where one of the great horned’s perched. I fetched LuAnn and she believed it was due to a broken blood feather. Blood feathers are simply new feathers that develop after a molt; since they are still growing, a blood supply remains in the shaft of the feather. If they break, it can become a serious injury. Once the feather is fully grown the blood supply dries up and the shaft becomes opaque, like the discarded feathers you find on the ground! :) I couldn’t find a diagram of a blood feather that I liked.. but came across this in my search and loved it. Enjoy! I like this illustration of wing topography as well.