AHHH what?!?!?

[Falconerwa]

well, my girlfriend was telling me that parakeets have no red pigment, ever, so when gyr was stretching, and his right wing had red, i was going "wtf? oh no, i hope he isnt bleeding" so, naturally, i grabbed him, got him to extend his wing, and looked under the light, and saw this:





Any ideas? my girlfriend and i are thinking new feathers? Falconers call them blood feathers (although, i think thats the general term!), but they dont look like blood feathers on a raptor??? so i dont know?? are they fret marks (is that a general term also?) on new feathers growing in? why is it bald? i havnt been able to find any feathers besides downy looking ones...?.

[jessica313]

i honestly dont know anything about that, but hopefully someone else can help you out here!!

[Valo's Moirana]

looks like skin to me... birds don't have very thick skin, so you can see the muscles underneath through there which gives it a pinkish/purpelish look... you'd be able to tell if it's blood since it would spread to the feathers surrounding the bleeding feather.... keep an eye on it... but overall i think you just found a little bald spot on your birdies wing

keep us posted, please

[Lisa B]

Originally Posted by Valo's Moirana

looks like skin to me... birds don't have very thick skin, so you can see the muscles underneath through there which gives it a pinkish/purpelish look... you'd be able to tell if it's blood since it would spread to the feathers surrounding the bleeding feather.... keep an eye on it... but overall i think you just found a little bald spot on your birdies wing

keep us posted, please

yep, I second Bee. its skin. its a spot where his feathers are moved away from. looks like the bird was wet, and feathers kinda move on their own when wet, and they preen them back into place.