A short tale, in images, of a bright little bird that visits my bedroom window every day at 6:30 AM and begs to be allowed in the house. Maybe he's hot and enjoys the gentle rumbling of the air conditioning unit he perches on, while he daydreams of the cooler world inside. After all, the temperatures here have been in the high 90s lately...

"Hey! I can see you in there!" The Cardinal seems to be saying, as he jumps against the glass pane again and again...