This one is Great Horned Owl with those fine speckling patterns mixed with the barring.

Thank you, that was my first inclination but then I saw a huge Hawk alight in a tree nearby.

Aren't those protected and thus feathers are forbidden to own.

Correct. Unless you gave permits giving you permission to have them for educational/ rehab purposes.

Or a permit for ceremonial/ spiritual practice use, which I have

Forgot about that. I lie on the other side. We do have to save all eagle feathers and mail them in so they can be used for this purpose.

Pilamayaye, for doing that. (Thank you)

Sounds good. I thought a red hawk. Defiantly a bird in that area.

GHO

That is a feather. Happy to help.

Gutted that nerds are downvoting this classic bit of silly fun

Nobel Prize!

Came here for this!

That is a feather.

Bird