Vladimir Putin’s Face Appears in Flock of Birds Over NYC

Like something out of Hitchcock’s The Birds, Sheryl Gilbert captured the flock of undulating birds moving across the sky as she crossed the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn last week.

Now, what’s interesting is that, when they first saw the flock forming the peculiar portrait, Sheryl Gilbert and her husband, Gregory West, didn’t quite realize who it was that they were looking at.

Do you see President Vladimir Putin’s face in the swarming birds video? By seeing Vladimir Putin’s face, they theorize, does this mean there is going to be a Russian invasion? Who is it?’

The station, owned by the Russian Defense Ministry, cautioned the video could have been faked, but Gregory West, who identified himself as Gilbert’s husband, said on Twitter the footage was real and shot from a tour bus during a recent visit to New York.

Since being uploaded to YouTube, the video has gained a lot of attention and has been viewed more than a million times.

But it has also attracted hundreds of comments from Russians, who note the resemblance of the face in the sky to their President.

But another joked: ‘Look up in the sky!

In Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin’s face is a common sight on television, newspapers, T-shirts, book covers and patriotic graffiti. “No it’s a Super Putin!” said another.