Rooks descend on Swedish town

REVINGEBY, Sweden, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Residents of a Swedish town say their Halloween is shaping up to resemble Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," with thousands of rooks populating the town.

Lars Persson, chairman of the Revingeby village committee, said he was standing on his front porch when the birds first descended on the town a couple weeks ago, The Local reported Friday.

"I was taken aback at the sight," he said.

Residents are legally allowed to shoot and kill the rooks, but Lars-Ewert Jonsson, officer in charge of culling in Lund county, said that solution would be temporary at best.

"The first time you can maybe pick off an individual. Then they all flee. The second time, the same result. But the third time the birds start to recognize the hunter's vehicle and fly off without delay," he said.

Locals said they are appealing to officials to take care of the problem.