Do I have a favorite bird?
Not really, I honestly enjoy about anything with feathers, ranging from a giant condor to a bee hummingbird. I even get a kick from my resident Carolina chickadees and crested titmice.
But I’ll have to admit there is one avian creature that I’ve come to recall with unmitigated delight — the Andean cock-ofthe rock. This regal bird, about the size of a robin, has a round yellow eye, and is orangish-red on its head, back and shoulders, with a feathery crest like a Roman helmet. Its back and tail are shades of gray and black.
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