Feathery Friends Or Carnivorous Beasts? The Birds, the movie, “The Birds,” the short story, appeal to different tastes of people. The movie is for those who love terrifying visual action, and the story is for those who generally like more traditional and “classic” things. The movie states the idea better because of its abundance in foreshadowing, and life-like, terrifying action. The bird attacks stay engraved in your mind, because of the camera effects which Alfred Hitchock does. The short story was written by an English author, Daphne du Maurier. The story takes place in Cornwall, a small town on the sea, outside of London, England. The story starts on