Blood Feathers on Owlet | 3.30.24

In these clips, you can see the blood feathers (or pin feathers) of the owlet on our Blackwater NWR Eagle Cam. Look on its wings when it flaps. When the feather begins to grow, it is rolled and protected inside a tube-like sheath that contains blood vessels, which nourish the feather’s growth. The bluish-coloring in the sheaths is blood; this is why they’re called blood feathers. Once the feather is finished growing, the sheath will fall off or the owlet will pull it off while preening. This is how the owlet will get its first set of feathers.
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Cute Chick!😊