The Bedroom Pecking Scene
There were many strange scenes filmed for The Birds , like in most Hitchcock movies, but the birds pecking scene easily topped the charts for this particular movie. As Hedren arrives in the room, she is attacked by a huge flock of angry pigeons, gulls, and ravens.
American actor Tippi Hedren and a group of children run away from the attacking crows in a still from the film ‘The Birds’ directed by Alfred Hitchcock. (Photo by Universal Studios/Getty Images)
For the scene, there had to be a sense of surprise involved. Hedren was startled to see the birds come at her out of the blue. They pecked at her face as if they liked the taste of her. They were even tied to her so that they couldn’t fly away. The filming for this scene lasted 5 days.