[So, he'd hit a 'sweet spot' so to speak. Good to know. Not that he had any actual feelings towards birds other than mild annoyance at best, but he was great at playing a part. And there was no reason not to play this one.]

It really is. Talking to birds, umbrellas supposedly doing tricks. It's all a bit new and... well, I hesitate to say 'magical' but I have little other context to provide a better word.