All About Owls: Feathers

Join our Wildlife Resource Center staff as they take a look at the owls of McHenry County including several specific species and various adaptations such as their eyesight, hearing, and feathers. For more information about our Wildlife Resource Center visit MCCD.me/Wildlife.

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WOW!!! Had no idea. So cool

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The soft edge of an owl feather isn't the down. The down is the very fine fluffy feather that grows between the skin and the outside feathers and acts as a an insulator. The soft Edge on the owl feather makes them silent Flyers but it's very different than the down.