Reddit's r/PicsOfUnusualBirds subreddit has been the site's Top Growing community today. The subreddit hosts a menagerie of photos of some highly unusual feathered friends, and they range from absolutely amazing to Orwellian-Horror levels of terrifying. The subreddit has been exploding in popularity as users flock to the subreddit to stare in awe at these fowl photos.
The Shoebill Stork is one such bird that I wouldn't want to meet down a dark alleyway. The bird has been a popular topic of discussion online for the last few years due to their haunting appearance that gives them a foreboding presence akin to that of some kind of Erdrich being.
Know Your Meme has this to say regarding the Shoebill's popularity online.
Shoebill Storks (Balaeniceps rex) are a species of bird known for their tall height (up to 5 feet) and wide-set bills. Online, shoebills are often discussed for their bizarre appearance and behavior.
One of the earliest known online discussions about the bird's strange appearance was launched in a Democratic Underground Forums[4] thread titled "Behold! It's the ugly ass shoebilled stork thread!" submitted by user Guy Fawkes on March 16th, 2006 (shown below).
Browse on and be amazed at these feathered friends.
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