Bodega Bay prepares for 50th Anniversary of Hitchcock's "the Birds"Loading
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Outside the Bodega Country Store owner Michael Fahmie adjusts a mannequin of film director Alfred Hitchcock with a fake crow. A number of locations in this small northern Californian town, five miles inland from Bodega Bay, are featured in Hitchcock's film thriller, "The Birds," which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Outside Bodega Country Store, a mannequin facsimile of film director Alfred Hitchcock greets drivers and pedestrians along the main drag in the town of Bodega. A number of locations in this small town five miles inland from Bodega Bay, California are featured in Hitchcock's film thriller, "The Birds," which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Bodega Country Store owner Michael Fahmie just opened Birdland, a shrine for the film "The Birds", a few feet from his store. A number of locations in this small town five miles inland from Bodega Bay, California are featured in Hitchcock's film thriller "The Birds," which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    A shrine inside Bodega Country Store is dedicated to film director Alfred Hitchcock. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Tides Restaurant overlooks the harbor in Bodega Bay, California, which is preparing for a pilgrimage of movie buffs and fans for the silver anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds." The original Tides Wharf and Restaurant, where a key scene was shot, burned down years ago. This new and fancier Tides is in a different location. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    One of the most famous building in the town of Bodega is this private residence, which got its claim to fame as the Potter School House in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds," which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    One of the most famous building in the town of Bodega is this private residence, which got its claim to fame as the Potter School House in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds," which is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Samuel, a large orange tabby, hangs around the Spud Point Crab Company in Bodega Bay, California, which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. Speaking of birds, the towns of Bodega and Bodega Bay are preparing for a pilgrimage of movie buffs and fans for the silver anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds." February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    The Buzzuto family, from Orangevale, Calif., enjoy lunch at Spud Point Crab Company in Bodega Bay, which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Bodega Head near Bodega Bay, Calif., which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Tom McCuller, a member of the Madrone Audubon Society in Sonoma County, at Bodega Head near Bodega Bay, Calif., which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Tides Restaurant overlooks the harbor in Bodega Bay, Calif., which is preparing for a pilgrimage of movie buffs and fans for the silver anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, "The Birds." The original Tides Wharf and Restaurant, where a key scene was shot, burned down years ago. This new, fancier Tides now is in a different location. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Bodega Harbor in Bodega Bay, Calif., which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    Birds walk in low tide at Bodega Bodega Harbor near Bodega Bay. Calif., which the National Audubon Society has called one of the nation's top birding spots. February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com
  • Traveler centerpiece on Bodega Bay. The peg is that this is the 50th anniversary of the filming of "The Birds"
    A sea gull takes off on the wind swept terrain at Bodega Head near Bodega Bay, Calif. Bodega and Bodega Bay are preparing for a pilgrimage of movie buffs and fans for the silver anniversary of the Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds." February 21, 2013
    Manny Crisostomo | mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

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