Have you ever had a wild animal allow you to pet them?

There was a little bitty bird in our yard. Small, like a finch or something. At first glance you might think it was a baby, but it wasn’t. It was full grown, but small. Rick was watering the grass and this bird just hopped up to him, looking at him, then pecking bugs out of the grass. Then he held his head up, mouth open so Rick gently showered some water on him, which he drank. He was just hanging around there, so Rick reached down and pet him on the head! Bird seemed to just love it! Rick stood up. Bird looked at him again, so Rick pet him again, and the bird allowed it, arching his head as though it felt good. Then it flew away.

How strange is that?