Kori Bustard Feathers?

[Miles]

A few weeks ago I took the smolt to the National Zoo. We saw lots of birds, but one she liked best was the Kori Bustard* - it came up close to the wire and stared at her.

While she was making eyes at the bird, I noticed a placard with a salmon fly on it. According to the placard, Kori Bustard feathers are prized for fly-tying, which is one reason they are threatened. So the zoo collects molted feathers and donates them to 'the local fly-tying community'. And it seems to me, being pretty plugged in to the local fly-tying community, that I would have heard of that. 

Is anybody we know getting those feathers?

thanks,

Miles

*African species in the Kori family, which also includes the American species the Kori Haim and the Kori Feldman.

[Rob Snowhite]

Miles,

Try Dan Thomas

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If not him, the lady next to him at the Lancaster show last year had some. He'll

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Rob Snowhite

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[namfos]

Maybe we should all sign up for one of those "Nights At The Zoo" events and bring our vises...

Mark

[Brian]

Never heard of the Kori Feldman, but maybe his relative Marty?

[TurbineBlade]

Keep in mind that that particular species has a "NT" conservation status, which means "nicely tufted" and generally good to use for fly tying and other sporting use.  

Gene