Weekly World News alert: Another explanation for the dead birds.

(illustration nicked from lightningrodman.blogspot.com)
Publication: Weekly World News (via the Sun)
Date: 21 February 2011

Two weeks ago, the Sun told us the mysterious flocks of dead birds were a sign of the End Times, and even correctly quoted an obscure book of the Old Testament to back it up.

This week, the Sun's sister publication the Weekly World News, more like a conjoined twin than an actual sibling, has another explanation.

The aliens are harvesting them.