“Voice of the Night: The Devil Bird of Sri Lanka” – by Victor Melder In 1963, whilst stationed as engine driver, CGR, Galle, late one night I was riding my push bike home at about 1.00am (after a late night turn) It was a still, sultry night. Half way home I heard an eerie blood curdling Cry (as if someone was being murdered). I got off my push bike, realising that it was the cry of the ‘devil bird’ (as I read all about it in the ‘Loris’ magazine) and flashed my torchlight up towards the tree tops and heard the flap of the wings, of a bird taking off. The call of this Owl is much more eerie as featured in this youtube documentary. Blessings Victor ...
Oct 9, 2021
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