Seat the gold bead against the eye and start the thread behind it.
Bind two brown goose biots at the 75% mark, splayed in a shallow V, tips half a shank past the bend.
Tie in a fine gold wire rib and the tips of 3-4 peacock herls at the tail base.
Rope the herls together and wrap a plump body to just behind the bead; tie off.
Counter-rib the wire forward in 4-5 open turns for durability, tie off, snip.
Tie in a CDC feather by the tip and take just 1-2 turns for a wispy, breathing collar; sweep the fibers back (CDC pulses in current where stiff hen sits still).
Set two white goose biots flat over the body as a V-wing reaching the midpoint; bind at the bead and trim.