Ominous bird Source/credit: mohamed elsaid What am I looking at? This ominus bird is actually a moth orchid, or Phalaenopsis. In this fantastic close up picture by Mohamed Elsaid, the middle of the flower looks like a beautiful bird. Nature has many amazing optical illusions. More optical illusions:Too many legsGarnier for all hair typesGiant Party in the SkylineBride WaterfallLap TigerEscher drawing IRLFlying through the woodsPerfectly Polished