Barred Dun Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

Dun is a shade of grey. This color is one of the more important colors to fly tyers. The majority of flies that they imitate have wings in some shade of this color.

Light Dun Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

Dun is a shade of grey. This color is one of the more important colors to fly tyers

Barred Dun Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

Dun is a shade of grey. This color is one of the more important colors to fly tyers. The majority of flies that they imitate have wings in some shade of this color.

Barred Light Ginger Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

Splash Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

This splash patterns is mostly used in flies that are tied to imitate small fish.

Ginger Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

This is a really nice shade of Ginger, Fly Tyers use this color feather in many insect patterns

Dun Based Cream Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

Dun based cream will have a nice creamy color on the front of the feather while the back is a dull grey shade. Some feathers will have a grey core similar to the badger pattern.

Barred Ginger / Cree Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle.
This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo.

This particular bird has some cree in both the cape and saddle

Cree is a pattern that is prized by Fly Tyers. Cree is a repeating pattern of Black, Brown / Ginger and white on the same feather. Birds that have this pattern on every feather are extremely rare.

Barred Dun Hackle Bird - Bred and owned by Ken Tutalo, Beaverkill Valley Hackle. This cockerel was 7.5 months old at the time of this photo. Dun is a shade of grey. This color is one of the more important colors to fly tyers. The majority of flies that they imitate have wings in some shade of this color.

Fly Fisher
Jan 26, 2015

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