Not sure if it’s because I am of an age where watching birds is becoming more and more interesting but I really like these little birds, almost as much as my wife does. I can’t remember where I saw it but I recall someone had photos of the males in breeding plumage taken into the Ultraviolet band and they are pretty spectacular. They are minimally disruptive, can be surprisingly bold, keep the insects down and don’t leave crap everywhere.

Kinda wish they could chase away the masked lapwings (plovers) in my yard who have taken to treating my deck and back step as their toilet since their chicks hatched. Nothing like the noise of a plover doing its kekekekekekekeke alarm call at you because one of their dopey chicks has decided to run under your feet.