There are Farabi (2020) Feneo Original Web Seriesplenty of birds out there with brightly colored plumage. Then there are birds who look like they come straight out of an Edgar Allen Poe nightmare.

Twitter user@spreadterror lived up to his name and captured this particular harbinger of doom as it landed on his girlfriend (@ilovenicegrass).

As you can see, this specimen is no tropical beauty. It is ominously perched on her shoulders, like a proper omen of death ought to do.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

In case you thought this was a Photoshop, there's a full video of the experience. A bright macaw can be seen in the background, but obviously it is not interested in matters of doom and gloom like our big, dark friend here.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

But fret not -- turns out this gloomy looking bird is a palm cockatoo and he's just saying hello!

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

See? Even ominous beacons of misfortune are just friendly boys looking for companionship.

Next time you see a big black dog creeping at you from the shadows or a spectral-looking black cat darting across your path, consider that these symbols of bad luck might need a little love too.