black and white is always a good idea

The birds are molting. As I walk down to the dock and back all day long, I pick up molted feathers–large and small–as I go and deposit them in a basket I am keeping on the deck. The basket is getting quite full–mostly with indistinct large brown sandhill crane and canada goose feathers. And then today, I found this little gem–black and white and perfect. So, while I could make a very large–maybe even impressive–feather assemblage, I choose instead to highlight this singular expression of “feather”.

woodpecker feather