miracles will never cease

[julesjones]

We have a through lounge with a large window at the front, and a patio window and door at the back. I leave the door open in summer, which means that every so often a bird attempts to fly right through the room. I usually realise this is happening because there is a whir of wings followed by a loud thump and bewildered squawk next to me as the bird bounces off the front window. Sometimes they persist in trying to fly through the window, sometimes they go back the way they came, and all too often bounce off the window at that end instead of finding the actual opening. I've had several iterations of this happen while I close all doors and curtains in the room aside from over the actual opening at the patio so that the bird can find it.

*This* time, there was a whirring and indignant squawk, but no thump. I looked round and found the bird *hovering*, staring at the window with a definite air of "WTF?", obviously having pulled up just in time. It then turned round and headed back, finding the open side of the patio window. I presume this one actually saw the flyscreen mesh and realised that there was something there, even if it could see through.