Field guide No. 1263
A shuttlecock grows wings
Ready for a longer rally.
A shuttlecock lies on a green badminton court with one long feathered wing unfolded from its skirt. Nobody has checked the rules on this.
Field noteShuttlecock skirt has unfolded into one long wing, quills and all, across the court.
Also possible, also breaking category
Frost on the film reelFilm unwinds in long, glossy ribbons, and rivers freeze into the same. The likeness is all it needs.
Self-replicating forceps and crimson mineralTweezers are made, not grown. These are branching like coral to get a better grip.
Healing corrugated cardboardA raised seam crosses a torn box. The parcel has entered physical therapy.
Zebra’s missing stripesFewer stripes on the zebra, black bands curled in the mud. Stripes are not loose parts, but that is no contradiction.