Ornithological Rescue

There's been an ominous flapping sound from the chimney for much of the day. It took me a while to work out how to disassemble the gas fire (which fortunately isn't connected to the gas). From the amount of noise I thought there must be something the size of a golden eagle in there. But it was a sweet li'l blackbird that finally emerged, perched briefly on the curtain and then shot out of the open patio doors like a bullet.