Brown-headed Cowbird

I don't know anyone who would say "Brown-headed Cowbird" and "one of my favorite birds" in the same sentence. I certainly don't. But in certain light, the male does shine with an iridescence that almost rivals that of some other blackbirds.

... and the males do go about their strutting and displaying with the same vigor that most other male birds demonstrate - all in the quest for that brief moment when a female will welcome his attention, coy and discriminating creature that she is ...