a fly-by visitor

Once in a while I get birds in my window, but they usually only stay for a few seconds. But today I turned to see a bird not 2 feet from where I was typing away on my computer, and he was regarding me with a bit of interest, like he had never seen anything quite like me before. He preened himself and kept talking to me, with something I can't quite describe, but it felt more "communicative" than a "tweet". (now you're probably thinking i've lost my rocker!) He stuck around for like 10 minutes. Just preening and staring and chatting. There was a moment when I thought he might actually walk right into my office. His visit made me happy, a little cheer for a gray day.