That could have been Darjeeling and Ovaltine sitting on top of a nest box together — because I saw it again today! And I spent quite a bit of time double checking, too, let me tell you. Truth is, though, that Ovaltine is one popular fellow. Oolong likes him, of course, but so do a couple of the Spice finches, who perch next to him, and preen him from time to time. I've also seen Earl Grey sing his Hunka Hunka Burning Love song, and dance his Hunka Hunka Burning Love dance to Ovaltine — which is a typical male behavior, at least in my experience. Ovaltine sang and danced, and Earl Grey flew over to do the same. "Right back at you, dude!" Or maybe "I can do anything better than you can!" In fact, I've even seen Frank sing his Hunka Hunka Burning Love song in Ovaltine's general direction.

I've mentioned Frank's curiosity about other birds' courtship songs many times, it really cracks me up. He flies over to the singing male, and peers intently at either the singer or the current object of affection. Often Frank repeatedly scoots over, pushing the other birds along the perch, and sometimes right off of it. I've done a bit of reading, and it turns out the listening part is common among munias (Frank is that sort of bird) and some other species. The text describes two or three birds gathering around a singing male, almost beak to beak, as though trying to catch every detail. Or maybe asking "Do you ever score with that one?"