Havent read that book, but there has been several species of very large birds living during our time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_birds#Larges

Havent read that book, but there has been several species of very large birds living during our time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_birds#Largest_birds_ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_birds#Largest_... I can imagine a 2m tall bird of prey would be a frightening thing to an early human.