See those feathers on my head? Those are called crest or crown feathers.Yes! I, Sunny, have a golden crown!
Anyway, you saw the reason why it's up on the picture to the left in a previous post. (time for a review!)
In this case, I saw something outside that was either very interesting or creepy. (no, I'm not a scaredy cat!)
Feathers that are not puffed up and close together making me look skinny go with the scared look. (if one saw a huge bird outside, of course one would be scared!)
To the right is a picture of me content. You might notice that my feathers are in a more relaxed position. Puffy! I don't look as skinny either. (maid Cy isn't scary, so..)
When I'm angry, my feathers are either in a compact position like above, or they are fluffed up.
To tell the difference, I let out a warning shriek, and keep my beak open as if to bite. My head is kept low near the threat, so to have a better position to strike. I sometimes flick my wings briefly to add to the warning.
Ok, then I run away. Better to run than to fight...
..particularly since a little 12 inch bird can't do much.
It takes a quite a bit to make cockatiels angry. We are a friendly species of bird.
It's better to remain happy anyway!
