Grackle

Most people seem to dislike Grackles, but they are one of my favorite birds. I like their unusual calls and the way they gather by ones or twos in one place. Also, when you look carefully in the right light they are a beautiful shade of shimmering dark blue or purple.

European Starling

Starlings are also a pretty iridescent shade of blue, purple, and sometimes green when viewed in the right light. Mosly however, they just look black.