Loved your Drabble on scary Birds.
It recalled my own hateful, true bird saga.
My husband surprised me with a pair of Love Birds, (in a cage).
I soon learnt that our pair hated each other. They squawked, shrieked & hissed continuously... while fluttering their damn wings, causing the seed feed to fly all over the place.
Our dog went into a barking frenzy at their noise.
The birds brought HELL into our home!
Fairy tale ending... I gifted the f--ken couple to a deaf neighbor.
They lived happily ever after...