Aldo Leopold said this was a biological storm, a feathered tempest.

The article in general discussed feathered dinosaurs and the origin of birds.

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea

The worship of a feathered serpent is first known documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE.

Trying to have it fly straight is like trying to shoot an arrow with the feathered end forward. It was a tough job, and boy it made me have a lot of respect for nature.

And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.