I modelled this bird and added feathers a long time ago but I had trouble with the rigging so I let this project rest.... for about a year... now I have done a new rig and it seems to work ok.
I have some things left to do on the shapekeys for the face and then I will try and see if I'm able to do some animations.
The Piero cource has been and still is a great challenge for me. It has been lots of fun and headaches. ;-)
Thank you Kent Trammell and CG Cookie for a well planned and executed course. Great work!