Alfred Hitchcock introduced us to angry birds in his famous film, "The Birds". Like the peaceful coastal town in the film, Hopkinsville, Tennessee is being invaded by blackbirds and European Starlings. Every evening the skies over the small town darken with thousands of them. Every morning the residents have dig their way out. Everything outside is covered in white bird droppings. Trees and cars all look like they are covered in snow. Snow that doesn't melt. The townspeople are concerned not only for their safety but worry about the spread of disease from all the feces left behind. Residents have no idea why for the last couple of years the birds have invaded their town, they just wish the birds would find a new town to harass.
Angry birds can be found elsewhere too. A parking lot in Florida had to be taped off like a crime scene due to a pair of nesting hawks. Every time the hawks feard for their hatching's they swooped down, dive bombing people getting in or out of their cars. The hawks were on the endangered species list making the relocation of the nest a non-option.
Workers from the building who were interviewed expressed fear of being attacked but seemed understanding of the hawks concern for their babies.
Meanwhile over in Bradenton, Florida a retirement community was under attack by another nesting pair of hawks. Signs were put up warning people to be on the look out for the protective parents. Residents started using umbrellas as a shield against the pair after several people were injured. One resident said nesting season couldn't come to an end fast enough for her.
Today when we hear angry birds, we think of those cute red, yellow, blue and black animated ones we put in a slingshot to knock down structures built out of tires, stones etc. They seem to be attacking us from all sides. First on the Internet as a very addicting game. Marketing has allowed them to follow in the steps of the Simpson's, The Flintstones and Spider man by being plastered on everything from lunch boxes to party favors. There is even a low tech boxed game version of Angry Birds. What is it about these little fellows that inspires grown men and women to sit for hours flinging them at structures inhabited by oinking pigs. I confess, I logged on to the game around nine in the evening to see what all the twitter was about. It didn't take long to get me hooked. I swear on my little pinky that I only played five minutes. My husband came in at two in the morning asking me when I planned to come to bed. I looked at the clock and accused him of changing it. The only thing that saved me from a life of catapulting birds was after they got me hooked, I had to pay for the tools that would help me get to the next level. I refused to pay, I made it through several levels before getting stuck. I quickly got tired of failure and quit. You can only take those annoying oinking pigs laughing at you for so long.
Until next time, take care and if you play Angry Birds, aim for the weakest link and watch all those annoying pigs topple over and explode.
Angry birds can be found elsewhere too. A parking lot in Florida had to be taped off like a crime scene due to a pair of nesting hawks. Every time the hawks feard for their hatching's they swooped down, dive bombing people getting in or out of their cars. The hawks were on the endangered species list making the relocation of the nest a non-option.
Workers from the building who were interviewed expressed fear of being attacked but seemed understanding of the hawks concern for their babies.
Meanwhile over in Bradenton, Florida a retirement community was under attack by another nesting pair of hawks. Signs were put up warning people to be on the look out for the protective parents. Residents started using umbrellas as a shield against the pair after several people were injured. One resident said nesting season couldn't come to an end fast enough for her.
Today when we hear angry birds, we think of those cute red, yellow, blue and black animated ones we put in a slingshot to knock down structures built out of tires, stones etc. They seem to be attacking us from all sides. First on the Internet as a very addicting game. Marketing has allowed them to follow in the steps of the Simpson's, The Flintstones and Spider man by being plastered on everything from lunch boxes to party favors. There is even a low tech boxed game version of Angry Birds. What is it about these little fellows that inspires grown men and women to sit for hours flinging them at structures inhabited by oinking pigs. I confess, I logged on to the game around nine in the evening to see what all the twitter was about. It didn't take long to get me hooked. I swear on my little pinky that I only played five minutes. My husband came in at two in the morning asking me when I planned to come to bed. I looked at the clock and accused him of changing it. The only thing that saved me from a life of catapulting birds was after they got me hooked, I had to pay for the tools that would help me get to the next level. I refused to pay, I made it through several levels before getting stuck. I quickly got tired of failure and quit. You can only take those annoying oinking pigs laughing at you for so long.
Until next time, take care and if you play Angry Birds, aim for the weakest link and watch all those annoying pigs topple over and explode.
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