Orioles and male behavior

One of the main advantages of an interesting and healthy yard (so I tell myself as I suffer) is that it attracts all sorts of beneficial and sometimes beautiful critters. It also attracts the malovelent and the ugly, too, but that's a well covered topic in gardening circles.

Several weeks ago, this fine fellow became quite interested in his reflection in our front window.

Worried that he would dent his beak or otherwise injure himself trying to get at that elusive mating competitor, I thought I'd put some objects on the sill to deter him. Evidently, I chose the wrong figure for the job, since he seemed even more arrested by them than by his own reflection.

I consider this second photo proof positive that the male of the species is inexpicably drawn to smurfalicious beer.