gah!!!
i am petrified of ALL birds!!! i dont think they're dumb. they're mean creatures. they can sense fear, and once they smell that, they will stalk you.
when i lived in the philippines, my grandpa had a bunch of turkeys. he kept them in a big cage. i was always amazed at the way the turkeys would get all bulky and puffy when they gobbled or when they got angry. so, i found a stick and started harassing them with it (i was 10 i didnt know any better). i figured, the turkeys wont be able to attack me. afterall, they're in a cage. of course, they gobbled and got angry.
somehow (i dont know how this happened) they turkeys got out of the cage. they escaped. the biggest turkey started walking towards me, it was staring at me and its was gobbling in a very angry way. i slowly dropped the stick, slowly got up and ran. the angry turkey started running after me. that thing chased me for like, 10 minutes (maybe it was shorter than that but it felt like it). i was so scared, i started crying and i peed my pants. so, i eventually got in the house. locked the door and sat in a corner.