Dove Rescue

I'm sitting in the library waiting to give a presentation right now and a dove just flew in. Birds fly into rooms quite often because the doors are almost always open and the windows have bars but not screens... This time the windows weren't open though. I didn't realize that a medium-sized bird could make so much noise just by flapping it's wings. It was the noise of its wings that made me turn around. It flew up to the window and tried to get out but since the glass was closed it got stuck between the bars and the window. At this point I would like to give a shout out to Dr. Becker and say thank you for teaching me how to handle birds. I tried to catch the bird in my jacket but the bars made it impossible: luckily it wasn't interested in attacking me. I pinned it's wings and grabbed its feet so that it could perch on my fingers. Its heart was beating like crazy but it stopped moving except for blinking. I carried it outside, set it on a bush and released my grip. It sat there paralyzed for a second and then suddenly flew hastily away. Bye bye red-eyed dove :]