Mabh Savage
Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
A Bird a Day: Terrifying Birds
What’s the scariest bird? The mystical raven? A great, ravenous eagle? The prey-impaling shrike? Wrong!
The most terrifying bird is, objectively, the shoebill stork.
Just…
Just look at it.
Add the fact that they can appear absolutely statue like until disturbed and that’s a deeply unsettling creature. Although despite their size and appearance, they’re not overly aggressive and are considered quite sensitive, especially in reaction to human incursions.
Still, that’s an intense looking bird. Oh and they can grow to five feet tall (approx 152cm).
A real testament to their ancestral dinosaurs.
The Magic of Birds, out 9th December
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