Man Spots a Prehistoric Bird Flying in a Nature Reserve and Manages to Capture it on Camera

The day in question was particularly eventful, as the man, Paul Squires, had taken several wildlife pictures. Later in the day, while surfing through those pictures, Squires found one photo in particular that looked like a flying dinosaur.

But as far as this flying dinosaur matter is concerned, even Squires didn’t know when he’d taken the shot. To ensure he wasn’t seeing things, he posted the picture online, and some of his followers did acknowledge it looked like a Pterodactyl.

Apparently, Red Kite birds have made a haven out of the Spade Oak Nature Reserve, and there are a sizable number of them there. So, after a little more research, Squiresʼ chance sighting of a Pterodactyl turned out to be a misidentification. He had captured a picture of a flying red kite.

Pterodactyls were carnivores and likely lived during the Jurassic period, some 14 million years ago. Fossilized remains of Pterodactyls have been found in Bavaria and some parts of Africa.

He pointed out that of all the wildlife pictures he had posted online, that one received the highest number of views and reactions. However, the tail of that red kite sure looked like the head of a Pterodactyl!

The avian-looking creature with a long neck and long beak stood still on a rooftop, and the TikToker thought it could be a pterodactyl. However, others are simply dismissing it as a crane.

According to Native American legend, these enormous winged creatures are known as thunderbirds. So — what do skeptics have to say about the sighting?

These birds are huge – standing at around five feet in human height, with a wingspan of over seven feet. Thus, the bird could be much larger when spotted from a distance.

The company is attempting to genetically engineer new populations of animals, such as woolly mammoths and the dodo bird.

Despite the more realistic explanation for what TikToker @robchicago1 saw, believers will still believe.

People all over the globe were buzzing over this footage of something resembling a prehistorical animal. But – was all the fuss worth it?

Naturally, there are skeptics. One person commented: “The wing flap looks unnatural, too stiffy, looks more like an rc plane or some type of toy.” Another person speculated: “That may be a drone.”

One person said: “I saw the exact same thing in 1991. I was fishing on the Salmon River along the Van Duzer corridor in a very isolated stretch when it came flying overhead from behind me. It’s wingspan was about 15-20 feet and was maybe 30 feet above me.”

Another person shared: “The gliding of that “bird” is unlike anything I’ve ever seen, I remember seeing strange looking creatures like that in Spokane Washington.”

Cryptozoologist Jonathan Whitcomb published an article about these prehistoric creatures, including recent pterodactyl sightings. He revealed: “My associates and I believe that these are non-extinct pterosaurs, what many persons would call ‘pterodactyls’ or ‘flying dinosaurs.'”

Some people on the r/Cryptozoology Reddit channel are taking what Whitcomb said with a grain of salt.

They continued, saying: “Still, large, unknown flying creatures have been seen across the world for years and it looks like people are still seeing something. But if I had to guess the identity of these flying dinosaurs? Knowing it’s North Carolina and it’s winter? Probably Tundra Swans.”