# The Birds Part II

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 26, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778 "2014-01-26T19:38:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778/1 "2014-01-26T19:38:56Z")

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[Birds attack peace doves freed from Pope’s window](http://news.yahoo.com/birds-attack-peace-doves-freed-pope-39-window-131852384.html)

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> VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.
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> As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.
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> One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.
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> It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.

Wicked cynic that I am, and an atheist to boot, I found this hilarious. Either God has a sense of humor or he is royally pissed with the Pope. 🙂

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778/2 "2014-01-27T02:36:20Z")

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Sounds like

**Birdemic 2: The Resurrection**

> **[Birdemic 2: The Resurrection](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/birdemic_2_the_resurrection)**
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> A flock of eagles and vultures attacks people in Hollywood, Calif.

> **['Birdemic 2: The Resurrection' Trailer](https://screenrant.com/birdemic-2-the-resurrection-trailer/)**
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> The sequel to 2010's 'Birdemic: Shock and Terror' receives its first trailer - and it's just as campy as the original.

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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778/3 "2014-01-27T04:31:41Z")

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Next time they should try releasing a crow and a seagull.

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778/4 "2014-01-27T13:44:27Z")

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> [@InternetLegend](#):
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> Next time they should try releasing a crow and a seagull.

Crow could kill, and eat, the dove… Normally it would only go after a weak bird, a really sick or young one.

Maybe the dove could fly away and the dove’s attack would be weaker still  
(because the dove is flying, the crow has to fly hard to keep up… so it can’t hit with momentum. )

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birds-part-ii/679778/5 "2014-01-27T17:47:25Z")

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Clearly the work of Randall Flagg.