(Explore #160: Feb 17, 2009)
In this image, waterdrops magnify the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
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(Explore #386: May 12, 2009)
For my friend, Gela, with thanks.
Found this gorgeous drop in the middle of this cluster of leaves of a bleeding heart (Dicentra) plant, after a rain shower, in her pretty patio in Vancouver, BC, Canada
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A water drop appears to float on the feather's waterproof barbs and barbules.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
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(Explore #127: Mar 06, 2009)
Closeup of this large water drop not only magnifies the feather's details... i.e., its barbs and barbules, but also reflects its surroundings.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
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Waterdrops on a feather emphasize its weatherproof nature.
A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules. These barbules have minute hooks called barbicels for cross-attachment. [...] Feathers insulate birds from water and cold temperatures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
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