Musashi22 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Birds Attack People In Houston(Houston -AP, May 18, 2005) ? Like a scene from the horror movie "The Birds," large black grackles are swooping down on downtown Houston and attacking people's heads, hair and backs. Authorities closed off a sidewalk after the aggressive birds, which can have 2-foot wingspans, flew out of magnolia trees Monday in front of the County Administration Building. "They were just going crazy," said constable Wilbert Jue, who works at the building. "They were attacking everybody that walked by." The grackles zeroed in on a lawyer who shooed a bird away before he tripped and injured his face, Jue said. The lawyer was treated for several cuts. It appears that the birds are protecting their offspring. On Monday a young grackle had fallen out of its nest and adult birds attacked people who got too close, Jue said. Another bird attacked a deputy county clerk. "I hit him with a bottle," said Sylvia Velasquez. "The other birds came, and one attacked my blouse and on my back." Two women came to help her after she fell to the ground, and the birds attacked them as well. The group escaped by running into the building. "This is a very Hitchcock kind of story. Very Tippi Hedren," said downtown worker Laura Aranda Smith, referring to one of the stars of Alfred Hitchcock's move "The Birds." Source ...:huh:h: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb815 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 ^ :laugh: Good for the birds, it's about time they started fighting back. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hurley18 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 ^ :laugh: Good for the birds, it's about time they started fighting back. :rofl: 585943846[/snapback] lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshdw Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I live in Houston..*runs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qkslvr221 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Free shotguns anyone? :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted May 21, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2005 That news made me laugh a bit :laugh: Mutated birds, anyone? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdCViRus Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Remember "The Core"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 It's about time they learned, we'er not that much of a threat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted May 21, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2005 I never had birds poking away at me. Now for those seagulls that love soaring RIGHT above my head and plopping their droppings... :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acoustikrage Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 seems natural to me. the birds are just naturally aggressive when it comes to protecting their young, nothing weird about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 there just tiny birds why would anyone be scared of them :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvo Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Funny how its in front of a government building. Boy so easy to turn this into a flaming thread. ***resists*** All I can say is... government **resists more** bush from texas **ahhh** birds attacking republicans in bush's home state damn i just couldn't stop myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pre Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 :laugh: 585943177[/snapback] lol evil birds... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted May 22, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2005 This reminds me of last week's Family Guy episode when the bird fights Peter :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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