Feathers in your cap

**Tobus** · 24th November 11, 01:48 PM

No feathers in my bonnet, but grouse feathers on a kilt pin look grand!

**guardsman** · 24th November 11, 02:45 PM

kilt kops no , but feathers are a serious business , Some rules of gaelic heritage should be respected.They are for chieftains , chiefs and proven men . If you respect the plaid then respect the heritage. Sorry if that like a kilt kop but some things are a bit more serious and respectful.Cheers

**Harold Cannon** · 24th November 11, 03:29 PM

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

**MacLowlife** · 24th November 11, 03:53 PM

PugC,

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

**pugcasso** · 24th November 11, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by MacLowlife

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

**Bugbear** · 24th November 11, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by pugcasso

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.

**madmacs** · 24th November 11, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by pugcasso

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 believe that CITES ( Convention on Illegal Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ) covers birds of prey... Which eagles would be... If the country you're in subscribes to CITES then I suspect you could expect problems

**Tobus** · 24th November 11, 05:08 PM

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.).