Winged Wednesday — 6/3/2026: Birds with Crests

Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or just striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game!

My contribution this week: Birds with Crests.

Some birds appear to have spent extra time in front of the mirror admiring the topknot.
A crest can signal mood, attract attention, impress a mate, or simply make a bird look like it woke up fabulous and decided to keep going.

A few are sleek and elegant. A few look permanently startled. And a few seem to be wearing feathers styled by a very creative barber with no fear of overdoing it.


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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo — nature’s caution against subtlety.

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Peacock hen—The sensible side of the peafowl family.

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Buffy Helmetcrest — because the name alone deserves a standing ovation.

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Crested Tern—Windblown elegance with a fishing license.

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Tufted Puffin—Half seabird, half rock star, fully committed to the hairstyle.
 

Trent Watts

Well-Known Member
Definitely some serious beauty salon work on these gorgeous crests Eric. You have some amazing closeups of these. As usual beautiful work.
I have a few birds with cresty looking feathers that I will contribute to WW.

Bohemian Waxwing eating Mountain Ash berries.
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Ruffed Grouse.
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Peacock portrait.
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California Quail.
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Not really a crest but the antennae on this Crane Fly kind of seemed crest-like.
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Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
Definitely some serious beauty salon work on these gorgeous crests Eric. You have some amazing closeups of these. As usual beautiful work.
I have a few birds with cresty looking feathers that I will contribute to WW.

Bohemian Waxwing eating Mountain Ash berries.
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Ruffed Grouse.
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Peacock portrait.
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California Quail.
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Not really a crest but the antennae on this Crane Fly kind of seemed crest-like.
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Stellar work every week, Trent. I envy Bohemian waxwing and the rough grouse photos because they are beyond excellent and also because I have never photographed them.
 

Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
No crests to add to the mix but I do have some wings I managed to capture this past week.

A Scrub Jay that thinks its a kangaroo:

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And a couple of shots of a bumble bee homing in on a Columbine blossom:

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This Scrub Jay hop sounds like a dance Chubby Checker wpound write. The audition is noteworthy considering being several generations late and lacking rhythm.
In fact, since Chubby is still around, the jay may still be waiting for him to notice.
 
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