Feather development grows, its spathe, which is where the rachis and vanes attach, continues to form. When spathe is finished developing, the calamus begins to form within the base of the spathe. The calamus is the quill of the feather, which is the bottom portion that stays mainly within the pulp cavity. From there, the feather is fully developed and will remain as such until molting occurs, causing it to fall off. Feathers fall off during molting, which occurs in the at different times through the year depending on the type of bird. Birds can molt for seasonal, reproductive and many other
I Am a Bird Now clear to even the most unaware newbies that Antony has an amazing Nina Simone/Brian Ferry ["sic"]/Jimmy Scott vibrato, a multi-octave siren that would sound painfully lovely no matter what he was saying." The album has appeared on several end of year lists. "Mojo" named "I Am a Bird Now" the best album of 2005. "Pitchfork" ranked the album #5 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2005. On the same website, the track "Hope There's Someone" was ranked #28 on their list of the Top 500 Songs of the 2000s and was selected as 2005's best single. The