I believe it is a killdeer.
South Central Pennsylvania outside Harrisburg…
Killdeer
The Killdeer western arms were made by Western Arms Company around 1900. These were rifles that were commonly used in hunting and came with varied specifications.Ê
By feigning injury, dragging a wing on the ground and screeching. Killdeer are masters at "faking out" intruders. And, if feigning injury doesn't work, they will get really loud, fly around, and sometimes swoop at the intruders.
Why would a canary lose the feathers around his neck?
Sounds like a killdeer.
Follow them around, and see which one lays the eggs! :) Males, in general, have more dark feathers around their bills and eyes. Also, their bills are usually thicker near their head and sometimes their heads are shaped a little differently, usually "thicker" in the forehead. The same criteria for sexing adults is also the same for chicks. Behavior wise, adult males tend to be more confrontational towards other killdeer, especially other males. They make the "kill-dee" sounds more than females and are generally more noisy and high strung.
The male crodile usually sells for around 789.6 feathers.
A cockatiel has feathers on its head that it can move around.
Birds use their feathers as an insulator by fluffing their feathers in winter to trap a layer of air in and around.
It is told that penguins have around 5000 feathers by maturaty and these feathers change completely in a two year cycle
Actually some do. Feathers on horses and pony's are hair that grows around their hoofs.