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Robert Cumming: Homeplace eagle feather quandary

Learned a big lesson Saturday, September 9, 2017, at raptor exhibit at Homeplace on Green River Fall Festival
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By Robert Cumming

Saturday afternoon while attending the Green River Homeplace Festival I noticed an interesting feather about eight inches long on the ground in front of my car where I parked north of the Feed Lot Barn.

I picked it up, and admiring my lucky find, carried it about 60 yards over to where the Liberty Nature Center raptor exhibit was.



I observed the extensive array of live birds of prey on display and listened to the Nature Center representative giving a talk while other assistants actually holding these birds walked close to the crowd.

Presently one of the assistants noticed me holding the feather I had just found and came over and quietly asked me for it, saying if I was caught in possession of an eagle feather I could be fined in excess of $5000!

Wow, I couldn't believe it!

That feather must have come from the eagle on display and in the 20 mph wind blowing that afternoon blown 60 yards over to where I was parked where I found it.

I learned a big lesson today!

- Robert Cumming


This story was posted on 2017-09-10 03:02:11
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