Dulles, Virginia - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a bizarre photo posing with a bird he claimed he rescued at Dulles Airport on Sunday.

"Starling rescue today at Dulles Airport," RFK Jr. on Sunday posted to X, alongside a picture of him gripping the bird in a tight fist and proudly holding it up to the camera.

He shared no further information about the bird or the rescue, nor why he ended up holding it with his bare hands. The secretary is reportedly a bird enthusiast.

The unusual post sparked debate online, as users tried to decipher not only whether it was RFK Jr. who had saved the bird, but also what he had done with it after the photo was taken.

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"RFK Jr. caught a starling at the Dulles Airport today," MeidasTouch Editor-in-Chief Ron Filipkowski posted on X. "I don't want to know what happened after."

Many were concerned for the welfare of the bird, especially seeing as RFK Jr. was pictured clutching it in a fist while inside the airport terminal.

"I'm scared… what is he going to do with it?" journalist and internet personality Yashar Ali asked on Threads.

RFK Jr. has a troubling history with animals. In one particularly disturbing account, RFK claimed that he had put a dead bear in the back of his van and taken it to New York City.

According to the HHS chief, he realized that he couldn't transport it home in time to make a flight. As a result, he abandoned the dead animal in Central Park.

More recently, RFK Jr. in April admitted to chopping off the genitals of a dead raccoon – in front of his children – so that he could "study them later."