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REAL LIFE HITCHCOCK

Terrifying moment sky turns BLACK with a massive murder of crows in scenes that look straight out of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movie ‘The Birds’

Screeching and swooping birds appear to invade and attack in an extraordinary feathered frenzy

Patrick Knox

Published: 12:13, 26 Jan 2017
Updated: 3:42, 29 Jan 2017

THIS is the nightmarish moment a massive swarm of crows begin invading a busy motorway.

In scenes straight from the Hitchcock horror movie The Birds, dashcam footage shows a huge flock soaring in the dark grey sky.

First it seems like a passing flock — First it seems like a passing flockCredit: Jukin

Then more, and then more birds converge — Then more, and then more birds convergeCredit: Jukin

Spooky screeching and the fluttering of wings can be heard as the birds begin thronging around the highway in Houston, in the US.

First there are just a several hundred.

But suddenly there are thousands and the sky turns black.

Some almost dive down onto the cars.

Drivers are seen slamming their brakes on as they try to avoid birds smashing through their windscreens.

Drivers must have believed they were coming under attack — Drivers must have believed they were coming under attackCredit: Jukin

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Some of the invading blackbirds perch on the central reservation while others fearlessly land in the middle of the road.

The extraordinary scene is straight out of the creepy classic The Birds

In the film, thousands of birds terrorised the small town of Bodega Bay in California, laying siege and savagely attacking its citizens.

A scene from Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds, where children flee when their school is invaded — A scene from Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds, where children flee when their school is invadedCredit: Alamy

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