Thanks to everyone for your "favorites." My head filled with pictures and bird song as I went through the list. While I cannot choose just one, I'd ditto the Cedar Waxwing for its subtle and classy plumage, Canyon and Winter Wrens for pure music, and Northern Harrier for sheer beauty in flight. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Larry and Mona Rogers Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 8:54 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VTBIRD] Avian Beauty Contest Great snowy owl photos - what a beautiful bird! Looking at the pictures brings to mind what may appear to be a really dumb question: What is the best looking bird you have ever seen? We realize that this is on the same order as asking "What is your favorite color?", but it still might be fun to compile a list. We have seen over 700 bird species all over the place; the snowy owl is probably pretty near the top of our list. Send in your entries. Larry and Mona