Watching the birdie

I couldn't believe this little'un let me get so close before flapping away to hide in a bush. It looked a bit stunned, but some adult birds flew down and seemed to be keeping an eye on it. 

Later, when a woman knocked on our door to say there was a dead bird in our driveway, my first thought* was that it might be this one.  

Instead it turned out to be a dead swift, a sad but beautiful sight.

* My very first thought was "well, this is a strange conversation to be having".