Our friend Roland (alias Birdman, from Brisbane) is crowing with delight. You see, he has become something of a bird magnet (if not a magnate, although he has qualities of great magnitude, not least the ability to draw in the birds). Many a man of Roly’s age would quite likely be jealous of his prowess with birds. As if it wasn’t enough to have them eating out of his hands, his latest victory has gone to his head; in fact, as you will notice in the photograph, recently he had two in the bush – probably his crowning glory. I expect you’ll be wanting to know what he does for a crust…
And this is what Wikipedia has to say…
A feather in your cap
Crow’s Heart; a Mandan medicine man
The term a feather in your cap is an English idiomatic phrase believed to have derived from the general custom in some cultures, of a warrior adding a new feather to their head-gear for every enemy slain,[1][2] or in other cases from the custom of establishing the success of a hunter as being the first to bag a game bird by the plucking off the feathers of that prey and placing them in the hat band.[1][3] The phrase today has altered to a more peaceful allusion, where it is used to refer to any laudable success or achievement by an individual that may help that person in the future.[4]
He may be a bird magnet (but not,of course, a bird brain, though they do appear to have gone to his head somewhat), but I guess he’s hoping they’re not going to give him a peck on the cheek next time!
They are all so talonted!