Vets seek new feathers for wedge-tailed eagle

January 25, 2024 4:51 PM

Vets seek fresh feathers to get Stan the wedge-tailed eagle back in the air. A Byron Bay vet team is searching for a suitable feather donor for a procedure they hope will help get an injured wedge-tailed eagle soaring again.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (9 comments total)

Oh, we know someone in Byron Bay, we'll get her on it right now. She's a librarian, I'm sure she'll figure it out.
posted by mollweide at 5:54 PM on January 25, 2024 [4 favorites]

Wow that’s cool.
posted by interogative mood at 6:35 PM on January 25, 2024

"Stan-suitable feathers" is my new MetaFilter username.

Seriously, though, wishing all the best for Stan!
posted by May Kasahara at 7:09 PM on January 25, 2024 [1 favorite]

The related story on feather imping describes the process in a little more detail.
posted by flabdablet at 7:55 PM on January 25, 2024 [1 favorite]

...and Audubon describes it in quite a lot more.
posted by flabdablet at 7:58 PM on January 25, 2024 [2 favorites]

If this bird gets feathers I’ll be tickled.
posted by interogative mood at 8:52 PM on January 25, 2024 [2 favorites]

Don't bring me down.
posted by flabdablet at 9:04 PM on January 25, 2024

I'm stanning for Stan
posted by GallonOfAlan at 2:27 AM on January 26, 2024 [1 favorite]

This is the coolest thing I have learned about in a long time! I am dying to figure out how to work it into a conversation soon.
posted by TedW at 2:03 PM on January 26, 2024 [3 favorites]