We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Saw a male the previous weekend in a fencerow in the same tree as a cardinal couple and an oriole. Made for a very colorful and striking scene, wish I'd had my camera along to capture it.
Poor little drab female. That's the way it is in birdland. Like the pallid female cardinal and her gorgeous mate. Life is not fair. I found that out before the age of ten.