Visitor

i had a visitor yesterday afternoon. nope, it wasn't this guy.:( i could hear some noises but i just thought it was the wind pushing the curtains and/or windows around. finally i went into the kitchen, and sitting there on top of the recycling box was a pigeon!

i have no idea how he go through the window, because there was only about a 10 inch opening, and the sheers and curtains were closed.

so i closed the kitchen door in case he tried to fly out, but he just sat there. i opened the curtains, opened the windows, which were above him... and he just continued to sit there and look at me.

so i waited... didn't know what to do with him. he looked kinda scared, but i think i was probably more scared of him. finally i thought to lift the box and as i did, he finally flew out.

i disinfected everything, just in case, but i'm sure he just stayed on top of the box the whole time.

so weird. i live on the sixth floor and when i first moved here, i wondered if the birds ever flew inside through the open windows (screens are not common here).

maybe i should stop feeding them. but i only feed a couple of grey birds (is that discrimination?)i don't know what they are but i like to call them "love birds" on account of the fact that they come to the balcony and wait for me to feed them, eat, walk through the birdbath, drink from it, then ... uh... enjoy each other, and leave.