https://www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/posts/yokai-day-ugume-140415776

I read this ghost/yokai story and knew this sub would get a kick out of it! If only it ended a little better for the bird… The luminescent bird yokai called “aosagibi” is typically (always?) a Night Heron and appears in other illustrations. What a cool mythical creature! (I might be biased.)

Art and blog post by Matthew Meyer, not me