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- Nov 11
- United Kingdom
- Deviant for 9 years
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I am a Management Committee member of a conservation Charity which runs a Nature Reserve in West Sussex, England. I have been collecting Feathers for over 10 years and now have approx 2000 feathers from some 498 species, of which the bulk are European. I aim to have a representative collection of at least one of each feather type from every species, both male and female. Always looking out for new species to my collection. I am particularly interested in Passerines - the little brown jobs, as they appear to be the hardest species to find feathers for - unless you are lucky and hit upon a Sparrowhawk's plucking post. I also love to take photos, particularly of birds, but most wildlife in general.
Favourite Visual Artist
Rodchenko
Favourite Movies
Hobbit; Lord of the Rings; Eagle;
Favourite TV Shows
Game of Thrones; Last Kingdom
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Pink Floyd
Favourite Books
Ring of Fire; Wheel of Time; Fire & Ice
Favourite Writers
Eric Flint; David Drake; Robert Jordan; Tolkein; Bernard Cornwell; Anthony Riches C J Sansom
Favourite Games
Chess; Backgammon; Monopoly; Risk
Other Interests
Wildlife Photography; Bird-watching
I have decided henceforth to use Burridge’s numerical codes alongside every species I list in my journal, if only to promote a new identification process alongside Scientific names. Who is Burridge?, I hear many of you ask, so a brief explanation ought to be made here:
Burridge's Multilingual Dictionary of Birds of the World. ISSN No: 2058-1475.
“John T. Burridge is a semi-retired chemical engineer and technical writer, and has been a lifelong environmentalist and birder. His engineering mentality has made an obsession of his attempt to bring some semblance of order to the chaotic world of bird names. He received his undergraduat
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Here is a full list of species I have represented in my feather collection:
RATITES - Burridge 0200000
Ostriches – Burridge 0201000
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) 0201001.01
RHEAS - Burridge 0200000
Rheas – Burridge 0301000
Greater Rhea (Rhea Americana) 0301001.01
CASSOWARIES & EMUS – Burridge 0400000
Emus – Burridge 0402000
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) 0402001.04
KIWIS – Burridge 0700000
Kiwis – Burridge 0701000
Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) 0701001.03
FOWL – Burridge 0800000
Megapodes – Burridge 0801000
Australian Brush Turkey (Alectu
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I have recently got some spare feathers for Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) ,Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor), and also Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus). Please look at my collection on my Journal page and if you have species I still ...
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Through the kindness of two fellow collectors, my collection has now increased to 498 species! Wow, thanks very much Guys!
Congrats 
You're lucky ahah
You're lucky ahahJust recounted my collection for species - it stood at 92 species, but with this new Polish Collection, it has expanded it to a whopping 423!! I just couldn't believe my luck. It always pays to look in bookshops. I never thought to try before.
I have recently picked up a Polish collection and although they are nicely laid out - I cannot speak Polish!! I shall start to put some up to see if anyone can ID them (or translate!!)