The only way I can describe the sheen and color is like a polished Christmas ornament on a sunny day. The feature that stumped me was the coloration of the belly: an unnaturally bright metallic scarlet. It had a rounded, plump belly that I can only describe as an obese pigeon. The bird seemed as if about the size of a large dove or pigeon, although this is an estimate considering it flew anywhere from 10 to 20 feet above the ground. I’m confident it was a bird due to its behavior and appearance. Once we got home (well after seven or eight o’clock) I dug through my birding encyclopedias and the Internet but found nothing that could be a definite match. When the sun was about halfway down the sky, it didn’t return from it’s back and forth flight. I then got my grandmother, another long time local to try and name the creature without success.Įveryone went on with the feast, leaving me to observe the animal. My father has extensive knowledge of the local wildlife and beyond, but was unable to identify it. The third or fourth time it flew by, I got my dad and pointed it to him as it flew by again. It went back and forth, always flying in a straight line from point A to point B. It flew back the same way it came and presumably into the woods on the other side of the house. Overhead, an incredibly shiny object quickly flew past me and over the pond and out of sight. It was a typical bright summer day and I nearly went inside until a bright red flash caught my eye. They have a large garden and bird feeder along with a big yard including an overgrown field so they get a lot of wildlife scurrying about on the property like mice, turtles, raccoons, deer, countless species of birds, and just about any typical woodland critter you can think of.Īs the whole family was settling in to eat, I sat in the gazebo nearby. Their house is large and old, surrounded expansive woodland and next to a small pond. Reporter info: Emma, age 14 at the time of sightingĪs we do most summers, my family and I drove to my grandparents’ house for a barbecue. Witnesses: 1 main witness, 2 additional witnesses for a short period of time Possible Cryptid: Unknown species of bird Location: (Town name withheld for privacy) Massachusetts, USA / Mid-July 2014
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