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		[cool][#0000ff]Thought I would share this pic I just received in my email.  [/#0000ff] 
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[#0000ff]I have used lotsa peacock feathers over the years, but have never seen white.  [/#0000ff] 
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		Where's he at? I'll ring that suckers neck!!! 
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Tying flies,Sippin Cognac and eaten Stuffed Peafoul !
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		I have two feathers from an albino. They are not quite as thick/bushy as the regular colored herl. I can probably get a few more feathers next molt. I incubated and hatched the bird a few years ago, but no longer have it. I'll keep my eye on his feathers a little more closely this year.  
  
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		[cool][#0000ff]I was wondering about the fly tying properties of the albino feathers.  If the herls are rugged enough, they would make some good white bodies.  I have quite a few patterns that use the white bodies but I often use synthetics.[/#0000ff] 
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[#0000ff]Hard to replace REAL peacock in patterns that incorporate it.  Something about the sheen than is hard to duplicate or improve with anything else.[/#0000ff]
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		That would make one fine looking griffith's gnat 
  
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