Striking raptor in flight with head down and talons out stretched to grasp. In period armory, this was blazoned as rousant or trussing. Addorsed both wings are behind the bird's head in a natural posture. In her Piety reserved for pelicans, the pelican is shown beak to breast with blood dropping to pelican chicks. Displayed wings outstretched to either side of the avian.
Close wings are closed.
A peacock close is blazoned pavonated. An owl or bat close will be depicted affronty. Affronty as with land beasts, avians can be shown affronty. Some such as the owl and the bat are much more identifiable this way. Statant this posture is normally reserved for long-legged avians such as the heron and the crane.