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[โ€“] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Could it have been a heron or a crane? When they fly their legs trail out behind them and their feet make them look a bit like a clubbed tail.

[โ€“] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 10 months ago

I really appreciate the hint! I looked at some google-images of flying herons & cranes. I don't think it was one of those, but it was also some time ago (and old memories can get rewritten as you recall them).