What’s So Funny About Saving Birds?
Actress Kate Flannery has a heart-to-heart about birds with Al Roker.
Actress Kate Flannery is a bird feeder. Actually, let's rephrase that...she's a feeder of the birds, she admitted duringÌýan interview with Al Roker on ofÌý"Wake Up With Al."
Flannery was on Roker's show representing the ÃÛèÖAPP's nationalÌýcampaign for bird-friendly buildings.ÌýThe talk turned a bit moreÌýserious when the actress described the arduous conditions birds face while flying through cities. Not only do they encounter deadly collisions with glass, they're also disoriented by the heavy light pollution that blankets urban centers. "It's like a weird, crazy glare of hell,"ÌýFlannery says.Ìý"They're in hell,"Ìý
Flannery was also grilledÌýabout this costume...
...which she wore while starring in ÃÛèÖAPP'sÌýÌýPSA on birds and window strikes in July. The minute-long video (the first to ever be "directed" by birds) illustrates the dangers of flying near glassy surfaces, for both birds and humans in flamboyant bird suits.
See Flannery's whole "Wake Up With Al"Ìýappearance:
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And watch below for the original PSA onÌýhow to prevent these disastrousÌýcollisions: