This topic is almost too good to be true. I mean, seriously, just look at that thing. It pretty much speaks for itself.
But since it can't talk, it has two of the world's best advocates - why Lucy and David, that is. Want something ridiculous explained in a fairly plausible manner? You know who to call.
This project was a mass of toppled bottle bird belly and partially formed clay in the afternoon. By 9pm, it had a name, a history, a purpose, and it stood on two legs (and a beak). I knew to bow out of this battle, for David is a master at making something out of nothing.
Rather than continuing on in my own words, I give you Lucy:
Planet Z Bird
My bird is perfectly adapted to its environment. The ground is made out of red sand. The bird is red to blend in. Since the plants are not very tall the bird will be only tall enough to reach for nuts lodged in the ground. The harshly cold climate requires that the bird have a thick coat of feathers in order to keep warm. The main diet of the bird is nuts so it will have a sharp crooked beak so that it can pry open the nuts.
Since the amount of female birds is small the Planet Z bird has an extravagant array of feathers in order to attract a mate. It does this by making all the plumage along the body stand up. The eyes of the bird also play a big part in the attraction of a mate. In order to get the birds attention, it hypnotizes the potential partner with its swirling eyes. At this time of year my bird is molting off its feathers. The large talons are to crack open nuts. The wide feet are used to walk along the deep sand like snow shoes.
The early explorers of Planet Z nicknamed the bird George because its fanciful display of plumage reminded them of their leader George who wore a thick government issued red parka to protect him against the cold. However the Latin name for the bird also has a story behind it. The Latin name is aviarus seuss since the bird reminded the scientists of the illustrations in Dr Seuss’s children’s book.
2 comments:
Lucy is an incredibly clever writer- this sounds as clever as her Mom's blogs.
We are listening to her read her novel as I write... she has over 90 pages written. It's quite incredible. It's easy to forget she's 12.
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