I've always admired the barn owls in particular, probably because of their heart-shaped faces. The feather you see in the SVQ posts is a barn owl feather. I found the owl by the side of the road on a recent road trip, in Colorado, so I brought her home and honored her life with a proper burial. I'm told that the feathers hold the Spirit of the bird, as long as they stay intact, and so there's a lot of energy in them. Ideally, women hold the feathers of owls, I'm told, so I have some important Work to do, finding homes for a few special plumes.