I have a question. Are all birds able to raise a crest even though
they normally do not have one? Is it something that they do when they
are agitated, angry, or upset? I took a picture of an American Tree
Sparrow with a crest. I have never seen this before with a bird
which doesn't
I think some birds may show a crest when the feathers on the head have
been disturbed mechanically - blown by the wind or moved by contact with a
branch or another bird. Crested birds have feathers structured to make the
crest and some can raise or lower it with the underlying musculature. Some
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Crests
I have a question. Are all birds able to raise a crest even though
they normally do not have one? Is it something that they do when they
are agitated, angry, or upset? I took a picture of an American Tree
Sparrow with a crest. I have never seen this before
