My Flying Guest

Every time I go to my house I now have a ritual. I shake my keys, say "move" a couple of times, and move my arms around some. Why do I have this strange ritual?

A bird built it's nest in the awning over my door.

I discovered this one night, of course before the ritual started. I was unlocking my door when a bird flew right past me. My awning is maybe 3' x 3', so there's not tons of room for me to avoid the bird, or the bird to avoid me. Needless to say I jumped and may have let a small scream escape.

Then I started the ritual. The first day or so, I continued to jump because I would forget I had a guest living outside my house. Now, I remember, and I'm more faithful with the ritual.

The bird and I are starting to understand each other: I complete the ritual as I walk towards my door, and he/she realizes what my ritual means and flies away before I get to the awning. I think our relationship is deepening.

My next job is to see if there are any eggs in the nest. If so, I must wait for them to hatch, and I'll continue my relationship with my flying guest. If not, it doesn't matter where we are in our relationship, my flying guest is leaving.