Birds VS Man The imagery of the story “The birds,” by Daphne du Maurier , illustrates that nature can be violent and threatening when facing man. An example, when Nat goes to check the tapping sound on the window, “He opened it, and as he did so something brushed his hand jabbing at his knuckle, grazing the skin. This occurrence was unexpected and frightening. This could show that the birds could be acting strangely and differently do to the weather. Another example when Nat was fighting the birds, “He seized a blanket from the nearest bed and, using it as a weapon flung it to the right and left about him in the air. He felt the thud bodies, heard fluttering of wings, but they were not to be defeated. This show that man cannot take the punishment