Long-legged bird in Photoshop battle is having a doozy of a day

Now there's a bird who exercises its legs.
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Jonathan Keshishoglou
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Sometimes you need a good reason to Photoshop something. But when it's a photo of an exceedingly ridiculous bird, "good reason" flies out the window.

And that didn't stop Photoshop Battles on Reddit from taking in this bird with a seemingly small body, enormous legs and a slightly miffed expression on its face. Things only got more ridiculous from there.

Here's the initial photo posted to Reddit, still bearing the watermark of a Hungarian photo sharing website:


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What do you do with a long-legged bird who looks like they've had a doozy of a day? You make them a cowboy, a giant monster or a Doduo. Depending.

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Jonathan Keshishoglou (he often shortens that last part to just "Kesh") was an editorial intern on the Mashable Watercooler team. Watch him ramble coherently on Twitter: @keshception

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