I Found a BABY DINOSAUR in My Backyard?! 🦖

Have you ever stepped outside, expecting nothing more than a chill breeze and the usual birds, and BAM—your entire world shifts? That happened to me today. I was crouched low in my backyard, poking around the grass (don’t ask), when something small and ancient-looking caught my eye.

Okay, so at first I thought it was just the kiwi bird from earlier, but nah. This little guy? Covered in scales. Not feathers. I could see his tiny tail flicking about, his skin shimmering in the sunlight like he'd just walked out of a Jurassic snapback commercial. Definitely not normal.

I held my breath and watched as he roamed through the yard, foraging like he owned the place. There’s this moment—swear on my sneakers—he does this little head-snap maneuver. Like, hunting for bugs just like those documentaries show raptors doing. It’s wild, a real backyard T-Rex moment.

Then he pauses. Turns straight toward me. The eye contact is so intense I nearly dropped my phone. Blink, blink. Like he knows he’s on camera. Before I could get closer, he zipped off into the thicker grass, gone like he was never there.

I’m still kind of buzzed from the find. Nature really does just drop surprises when you least expect. If you’re into mythical encounters and unbelievable wildlife, stick around—because next time, I’m determined to film him catching his lunch. Who needs a safari when you’ve got a backyard, right?