Yes they strut on the limb. ANd a strutting mount is not that difficult. First thing is to have a body small enough for the feathers to fluff, too large a body will not allow it. The way I do it is to mount and hang it tilted on the wall, so the feathers fluff by themselves, preen on the wall and let dry. Actually easy, IMO. Now a shingled bird is more difficult but can be accomplished about the same way. Dude, you need to go back to your taxidermist and figure out why this bird looks so bad and see what he will do about it. He may not know that you are unhappy and would appreciate the opp to make it right.