Yes, this bird was really beautiful. That's what prompted me to find out what it was.
Around here (Portland, OR), the only birds I usually see around my house are sparrows, jays, pigeons, crows, robins, seagulls and the occasional hummingbird. We do have ospreys, Canada geese, turkey buzzards, blue herons, golden and bald eagles, cormorants, puffins, and a few others in the region but we don't see them often in the city (away from the river).
I'd never seen a bird like this one in the city.