ruffle its feathers

[for a bird] to point its feathers outward. The bird ruffled its feathers when it was annoyed. My parrot ruffles its feathers whenever it is ready to preen itself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dalia (3)	-	Hebrew
Misti	MIS-tee	English
Tilda	['tildə]
Kia	KEE-ah	Swedish
Leticia	le-TEE-thyah (Spanish), le-TEE-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)