what i learned this morning when a birdie knocked himself out on my kitchen window

one of the best things about where we live is that the house behind ours has a really great backyard with trees and bird feeders and water gardens. the dividing fence is low but there's enough greenery to still give us both privacy. we love that we can hear their water garden and peek at the birdies feed in the feeders. it's such a morning treat!
so today i was in the kitchen making some tea when i looked up and saw one of the birds crash into our closed kitchen window. he fell straight to...