Huh, I didn't have this problem, did you wait for a little? I know on some devices its a bit slow to actually show the pillars. As for the bird, that's pretty much the square, and you should see that instantly. Once you die you will be on a win screen, on there click to continue. If its not that then could you post a screenshot of what you see or a short video(that would be the best), that would help me try figure out what's going on.