According to Google, Angry Birds has been the most popular Halloween costume search up until this month. The game is now facing another feathered adversary.

The company shared these hard-hitting insights today, explaining the bird-brained nature of this years Halloween trends:

This year seems to be about the battle of the birds. Searches for [angry birds costume], based on the game phenomenon that has so many of us addicted, have been steadily rising in 2011, and we’re seeing 10 times more search volume this year than last. But as of mid-October, the Angry Birds were overtaken in search by [black swan costume]. The Darren Aronofsky ballet drama seems poised to be the most popular costume idea by All Hallows Eve, with related searches for everything from [black tutu] to [black corset]. Some are even looking to be the alter ego [white swan].

The lure of being an Angry Bird for Halloween can’t be just a kid thing, since most people I know play the game religiously on a multitude of platforms including iOS, Android, and even Google+. However, as Google points out, the serious adults amongst us want to be a Black Swan, made popular by the Oscar-winning film of the same name.

For the kids, it appears as if the big winner of Halloween 2011 will be a pig costume, made popular by the cartoon “Olivia“.

Some other interesting tidbits Google dug up from its trends:

• Everyone has a sweet tooth this time of year, but [candy corn] remains the undisputed king of people’s cravings. In the last 30 days, search volume is nearly twice as high for [candy corn] than for other candy choices
• Per capita, Alabama is searching the most for [candy corn] this year
• Although overall in 2011 [lady gaga costume] leads [nicki minaj costume] in search volume, right now they’re neck and neck

What are you and your children dressing up as for Halloween? Tell us in the comments. Maybe Google trends doesn’t actually reflect which costumes will be worn the most.

If you’re stumped for costume ideas for Halloween, and you have a little bit of gadgetry know-how, you may have just enough time to construct a costume that is sure to put you at the centre of attention at any party this year.

Thanks to PopPhoto, we came across a video showing how Tyler Card was able to create the coolest digital camera costume ever. You might think there isn’t much to the idea – what’s so special about a cardboard Nikon D3?

What’s amazing about this costume is not only does it look like a DSLR, it can actually function as one as well. Tyler can snap a photo, accompanied by a flash, and the image is displayed instantly.

So, according to Tyler, how does it all come together? The camera’s LCD screen is actually a laptop LCD screen. The camera lens is made of a five gallon bucket, with a regular (and in this case tiny) Nikon DSLR camera strapped inside.

He can then shoot images as he walks around using a remote shutter cable. Anyone walking by can see the photos as they instantly appear on the hacked laptop screen. We’re not entirely sure what technology he’s using here, but we’re guessing an Eye-Fi card might be involved.

If this costume is for real – then it undoubtedly earns itself a place in the creative costumes hall of fame.

Check out the behind the scenes video below which features a slideshow of images as the costume was built, as well as the photos that were snapped using the costume.

To see the actual photo-taking moment in action, check out this short video below: