Feathers in your cap

[Harold Cannon]

If your chief approves it then there is no problem because that is his right as chief.

[MacLowlife]

PugC,

Have you noticed the tendency of crows to stand with their backs at an exact 45 degree angle to the horizon?

[zazenkilter]

In the United States of America there is a law

"Eagle feather law
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For other uses, see Eagle feather (disambiguation).

The eagle feather law provides many exceptions to federal wildlife laws regarding eagles and other migratory birds to enable Native Americans to continue their traditional practices.

Under the current language of the eagle feather law, only individuals of certifiable Native American ancestry enrolled in a federally recognized tribe are legally authorized to obtain eagle feathers. Unauthorized persons found with an eagle or its parts in their possession can be fined up to $25,000. The eagle feather law allows for individuals who are adopted members of federally recognized tribes to obtain eagle feathers and eagle feather permits." I hope this will help

[pugcasso]

PugC,

Have you noticed the tendency of crows to stand with their backs at an exact 45 degree angle to the horizon?

I haven't noticed that specifically ... is there any more information about that?

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I have heard about the legal status of owning eagle feathers (I think this type of restriction apples in Canada as well).

I wonder if that law only applies to eagles of North American habitat. Maybe the Scottish feathers used are from the 'Golden Eagle' native to Scotland?


I'm currently only interested in crow feathers (just ones I find) ... a giant raven feather would be nice but ravens aren't in the city

[Tobus]

I wonder if that law only applies to eagles of North American habitat.

I don't know about Canada, but I'm fairly certain that the law in the US applies to any bird of prey, regardless of source (except for certain exemptions like Native American ritual feathers, etc.).

[Bugbear]

I'm currently only interested in crow feathers (just ones I find) ... a giant raven feather would be nice but ravens aren't in the city

We have lots of ravens down here in the Southwest desert cities. There's one who has lived in my tallest palm tree for several years now. There's bats up there too.

[MacLowlife]

I have an interest in crows, too and I have noticed that they usually stand with their backs at a perfect 45 degree angle, but I can't explain it or add any particular significance. However, I think it would be a good start for some religion that maybe also embraced baseball and/or picture framing.

A bishop's hat is called a mitre and the joint used to fasten two 45 degree cut pieces is also called a mitre. Bishops wear black. Crows are black. The rest is details.

[piperdbh]

A bishop's hat is called a mitre and the joint used to fasten two 45 degree cut pieces is also called a mitre. Bishops wear black. Crows are black. The rest is details.

If the bishop is presiding he wears white, and snow on crows is white. If the bishop becomes a cardinal, he wears red, and cardinals are red.

More details.

[JSFMACLJR]

Bishops wear black. Crows are black. The rest is details.

Well not to be too pedantic, bishops seldom wear black. The episcopal colour is green; their cassocks ( generally ) are purple; they wear vestments of the colour of the day/season which may be white, red, green, violet, rose...or black.

Maybe there are bishops somewhere who wear black, but I really can't agree that "bishops wear black." They only do so when celebrating masses of the dead and on Good Friday ( if they follow the older uses ).

[ThistleDown]

We have lots of ravens down here in the Southwest desert cities. There's one who has lived in my tallest palm tree for several years now. There's bats up there too.

Bat feathers. Now there would be a collection of immense interest and great value. And certainly would be a feather in the cap of the collector.