Moorhen Wings - Reference Photos

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Re: Moorhen Wings - Reference Photos

Post by daringduffer » Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:11 pm

Your 'tangent' is important for the understanding of what you see, nothing to feel sorry for. Sorry for stating the obvious :shock:

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Re: Moorhen Wings - Reference Photos

Post by letumgo » Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:15 pm

:D ;)

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Re: Moorhen Wings - Reference Photos

Post by daringduffer » Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:41 pm

The following is a quote from Robert Smith's blog 'The Sliding Stream' about waterhen/moorhen:
Waterhen Hackles

The undercover feathers of the Waterhen are in many respects one of the most famous of fly-tying materials, with the distinctive gunmetal grey under-coverts providing the hackles for one of flyfishing’s most famous fly patterns, the Waterhen Bloa. However, where the wings of the Waterhen, were once the preserve of northern fly-dressers, the increasing popularity of dressing and fishing North Country spider patterns throughout the world has lead to somewhat of a scarcity of good quality Waterhen wings, often with younger birds providing the hackles. Sadly however, these younger birds sometimes have a white edging to the tips of their under-covert feathers, which is an unwanted characteristic of younger plumages
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