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
Pete	[pi:t]
KoppÁNy	-	Hungarian
Madison	MAD-i-sən	English
Mahli	MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English)	Biblical
HalldÓRa	-	Icelandic
Nikolay	nee-kah-LIE (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian