Covert feather
A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts, which cover other feathers. The coverts help to smooth airflow over the wings and tail.
Read on WikipediaCoverts Wood Pigeon
Dull grey like the coverts of a wood pigeon's wing, soft and mottled.
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Coverts Wood Pigeon is a light grey.
It can be described as light, pale, neutral and almost grey.
Set in black, because black reads best on it.
Coverts Wood Pigeon
Wood
Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Being a natural material, it is characterized as an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin and hemicelluloses that resists compression.
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Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They feed largely on plant matter, feeding on seeds (granivory), fruit (frugivory), and foliage (folivory).
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Noun
- plural of covert
wood
Noun
- The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- The wood from a particular species of tree.
Verb
- To cover or plant with trees.
- To hide behind trees.
pigeon
Noun
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
- The meat from this bird.
Verb
- To deceive with a confidence game.
Its neighbors.
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