I Really Don't Believe In The White Feather Thing

[rowanwitch]

But. Since Dave died I have been hoovering them up in lots of places, I think he strangled a white pigeon on his way out....

What's more unnerving is I haven't seen a single bird come to the feeder since he died. I miss my bluetits,

[murraymints]

I find white feathers in the most unusual places..recently on my keyboard when I open up lappie..how on earth can anything get there ?

[waterboatman]

I find them too! Also in odd places. Found one in the fridge yesterday, it hadn't been there ten minutes previously.

[rowanwitch]

I found three in the bathroom which doesn't have any windows, and a big one on the shelf above a heater in the lounge. Dave really hated pigeons

[1ozzy]

If you miss your blue tits Rowan, get out of the sun, I'm sure they will change colour.;-/
I have a great variety of wildlife visit me, if I passed, I wonder how many would continue to visit.
Life is what we make it.
Enjoy life in your own way, try your best to do so.

[rowanwitch]

It's just one was a regular visitor every morning and evening... I think he might have started moulting. I hope s o. We have a lot of small raptors round here

[NoMercy]

We've got some lovely, friendly blackbirds nesting in our bushes. I do enjoy putting currants out for them.

[Cloverjo]

I don't believe in the white feather thing either, but I've found them in unexpected places.

The weirdest situation was when I lost a key in the house. I mentally asked my (deceased) mum to help me find it. Suddenly it was there in the middle of the floor where I'd been countless times looking for it. I thanked my mum and thought 'I'm going to find a white feather now too'. Of course, I turned around and there was a white feather on the floor.

[Peter Pedant]

er sorry someone is gonna have to tell me what the white feather thing is now

(used to be given to a fella in mufti by a pretty young woman saying 'excuse me...' in the days before conscription 1916. My grandfather was given one in mufti when on leave from the RFA and just about had a fit. - sorry lots of C19 words in that post, which is just about where I live most of the time)

[Peter Pedant]

asking dead people to find things ?
yeah do that often
remember to thank them later

[Cloverjo]

Op, White feathers are supposed signs from departed loved ones. Gloria - can't remember her name - has written a book about the phenomenon, detailing white feathers found from her daughter Caran who died from cancer at a young age.

[Cloverjo]

^^That should have started with PP not Op.

[rowanwitch]

Gloria Hunniford

[rowanwitch]

http://s1115.photobucket.com/user/rowanwitch1/media/Anglesey20032.jpg.html

For those that only saw the avatars..... my pigeon hating darling

[ladybirder]

Sounds possible that a raptor has been taking the birds at your feeding station don't you think Rowan? That could be why it's so quiet:-(

[kvalidir]

Aww he looks lovely, a real character x

[rowanwitch]

The feeding station is on a netted balcony so they are safe there but its the journey back to the bushes where the danger lies

[Denton]

What about black feathers?

[rowanwitch]

You have crows fighting on the roof....

[roopower]

We don't have birds on the feeders at the moment. I think there is plenty of their natural food about.