Long, asymmetrical grey feather with a worn, dark grey tip. The base of the shaft is ivory with the rest a dark grey.
Long, pointed, asymmetrical brown grey feather with dark grey brown stripes. The base is pale and the tip is dark. The base of the shaft is ivory with the rest a grey brown.
Top feather: long, pointed, asymmetrical brown grey feather with dark grey brown stripes. The base is pale and the tip is dark. The base of the shaft is ivory with the rest a grey brown. Bottom feather: long, asymmetrical grey feather with a worn, dark grey tip. The base of the shaft is ivory with the rest a dark grey. The top feather is slightly longer than the bottom.
Great black backed gull and osprey primary feathers from the Bay yesterday. The last image is a size comparison between the 2.
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