When I saw my first molting bird, I was nervous that it would be sick. It is not always pleasant to look at when it happens, especially since birds usually look so perfectly groomed. Over the years, however, I have come to think that the molt gives the birds a certain grace and dignity, and it also does look beautiful in a certain way. I love the exposed skin on the Grack faces that makes them look like knights, and also the chicken skin of the Blue Jay, the beauty of the newly emerging feathers, and the lovely mix of young and adult feathers in teen birds.