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The Christmas Day Bird
Sometimes some birds come by and don't leave until it's dark, as they expect to get extra seeds and maybe be bottle-fed.
Today, for some reason, a dark bird came by the door and kept parking there, looking or staring at us each time we opened the door to offer more. We got worried it would be too dark to fly away safely, but this bird looks healthy and seems sane. It has no name and we don't know its gender.
This is very unusual. There are potential predators near the ground and no "safety in numbers" (flock). Eventually the bird flew away at 16:37 (with some talking and pressuring, "time to go").
Maybe it knew we were staying home and happy to give "extras". We've just had a nice drink and some vegetarian faggots. Soon it's time to unbox the presents. █