Shaking your head, you back up and move away from the nest. Stumbling over yourself, still trying to make sense of what you saw in the oak tree, you figure maybe... a hallucination? or you're just tired.

Yeah, that's it.

A few steps down the darkened path, you hear a rustling, and what sounds like... wet meat. Approaching the area, you notice the large naked thing, at first its back to you. As your eyes adjust, you stand there, mouth agape, watching the large... bird? turn to the side, holding what looked like a lump of bloody flesh to a chirping smaller creature.

A single soft warbled word reaches your ears.

"Mother."