I was attacked by a raven today..

*drops jaw* im glad your ok. I didnt realise they did that! At first i found it really funny, untill i read that they started attacking you. I hope non of those that fly about near my work try to attack me.

So scary. This is my first time to hear about ravens or birds attacking human being. I thought that ravens are just small birds that cannot do any harm to people but with your story, I'm scared. But don't be afraid to go out. Do everything to prevent them to attack you. Take a walking stick and smash them if you see them coming. I hope that you are now fine with your dog.

I am sorry to hear this. Raven behavior is related to mating. Breeding pairs must have a territory of their own before they begin nest-building, and the territory and its food resources will be defended against others. So, maybe it was in your case. Also, Ravens retain an attraction to bright, round objects based on their similarity to bird eggs. Maybe shiny leash or your jewerly.... I hope you can walk around Raven nests and stay safe...

OMG, that is indeed scary!! i remember once i was sleeping and somehow a little sparow was trapped inside my room, struggling for escape. it flew all over my head and was so scared that i could hardly move. the poor little bird was more scared. i yelled and ultimately my mom came for rescue. but dear, this is a raven, i couldn't have think of. can't you inform any aid nearby, who looks after this or may be clean up the area?

Hi Iiranlgo, Oh my goodness fancy being attacked by a raven, it must of been very frightening for you. I have seen them on the television like you explained but I have never really heard of them attacking any one for real I hope and pray that you and your dog are alright now.

Oh my goodness. I am so sorry that happened to you. Are you okay? Don't be afraid to get out of the house. These kind of things happen, as crazy as they may seem. I had a friend who was sitting on her front porch swing next to her sister and they were just looking at their surroundings and then out of nowhere a bird flew into her sisters head and got caught in her hair. It was crazy! I don't know what type of bird it was though. I don't know of any tips to give you, except maybe running was not the best thing. You'll be okay. Don't worry. Hope you feel better.

I feel bad for you to have experienced this scary ordeal! I hope you can recover well! This sounds like something out of Hitchcocks The Birds! It is most likely the ravens protecting their babies which were nearby! Don't take it to personal, only a birdbrain would do something like this! Take care Liranlgo.

Laugh Out Loud thats the only thing i can say :)

It's very unnerving when this happens. In Australia we have that problem with magpies - I wonder if they are related. It happens annually when the birds are protecting their nests. I've had one touch my head, I could hear it's beck snapping at me - eek. Wearing a hat when walking helps to protect your head but won't stop them swooping. It's such an animal world isn't it!

Really scary. I thought only the eagle does that and with its sharp claws, the wounds are deep. Ravens are smaller birds and I thought they do not attack people. Better wear a hat and bring something for smashing them if they come near you. I hope you are now healed together with your dog.

Yikes, thats scary! We have a lot of Crows around our apartment Building that have started nesting, so it might be just as well for me to keep a lookout, especially with the kids and such. This actually reminds me of when I was just a young girl. Me and my sister loved to go out and play, but one Summer, we ended up terrified of going out. There was a Magpie that had started harassing people. We couldn't go out without the magpie being there. It wasn't attacking people, it was flying down and landing on their shoulders or their heads, giving us all quite a fright. Someone finally called up the RSPCA about it, and they came out to see if they could catch it. As luck would have it, they didn't have to try. One of the officers placed some crumbled biscuit in his hand and held his arm out, and the bird came flying straight down. The officers said that it had probably been tamed by someone and now was too tame to be left on it's own in the wild. They took it to a centre where it would be looked after for the rest of it's days.

birds can aatck if they have young to protect as a child I got attacked many times and still today am afraid of birds. they dont like eye contact and one thing I was taught to do is if you see them in the trees or whatever keep your eyes on them.

Dear Liran!!! How dreadful it sounds... to be attacked by ravens... I hear about more and more nowdays - has the world gone crazy? What could possibly made those crows to attack you?!? I hope you are OK and feeling better now. Don't worry about going out, I don't think they will follow you and if they do - take an umbrela... I heard it helped someone else. Besides, I have found this for you : http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3250041,00.html I hope this helps and will make you feel better.

That is scarry ...i don't know what to say ..i am shivering with fear..i really get sacred of all these things.Pray to god nothing haoppens to you and your dod and you all will be safe

When I was a child probably about 7 years old I took a walk to my brother's friend's house to tell him it was time for lunch. They had a large mango tree in their yard and I was cutting through the yard to get to their home. A raven swooped towards me and pecked me, I dropped to the ground on my stomach and put my hands over my head to protect it and began to scream as loud as I could whilst my face was in the dirt. Now I do not know if there were other ravens attacking me at that point or if it was my imagination as I could not see anything, and my child's imagination was very good. But, at any rate to my mind I was feeling like my body was being pecked apart by all these swooping down ravens. Eventually my brother and his friend heard my crying for help and shoed the birds away from me and got me home. I am 41 now and as I think of this incident I still recall the fear and sense of doom I had that frightful day.

This is... incredible! Liran, I hope you are already now.. the pecking didn't leave a scar, I hope? They attacked you and your dog. Unbelievable. I think you should report to the authorities and get them to do something about it. I don't know much about ravens but why would they attack you for no reason?

When I was younger, I was walking between two trees on the way from my grandmother's house to the neighbor. I had Mocking Birds swoop down and attack me. Apparently, they had a nest in the tree and thought I was a threat. To this day, I cannot stand to be around birds that are not in a cage. It was pretty violent too. I wish I could tell you what to do, but birds can be pretty vendictive and they tend to remember people and things. I hope they go away soon. When I walk my dog, I will let her loose sometimes to frighten the birds away as I've said, they freak me out now. She's a Golden Retriever, so she sneaks up on them then pounces. They get away, but I don't do it for her to hurt them, just to get them away from me.

We have a problem with crows attacking people here. They do it when they are nesting and they are trying to protect the family. Ravens are from the same family as crows so this is probably what they were doing. If I were you I would take another route with your dog for awhile as they are likely to do it again. They are very intelligent creatures and alert all others in the area to the dangers around them. You and the dog must have been quite a site running from the birds. I hope the both of you heal well and quickly. If you ever get the chance to observe the birds without getting attacked you will be amazed at how smart they are.

I am reminded of the Hitchcock movie Birds, which gave me the horror of my life. It is really strange that you were attacked by some ravens. They may definitely have reason of their own,but you might just have been the person near them when they were in such a mood. I don't think they will follow you and your dog and attack you. I feel that happens only in movies. I can imagine how shocked you were. I interact a lot with some birds, and am sometimes scared when a species of drongos, with big tails fly over my head. I have seen them attacking other birds, and am scared when they inspect me and fly above me. I always run for cover in such cases. I have heard stories about crows attacking some people. I don't think you have to be scared forever about this. just be a bit watchful the next time you go for a walk. I think running away makes them a bit agrressive. Just keep a big umbrella or stick in your hand, which you can use to chase them away, just in case they attack you. But I am sure that they will leave you alone, and the previous attck was not something deliberately aimed at you.

Many years ago (c 1990), I was walking to the store with my youngest daughter, who was about 8 years old at the time. There were no trees in the immediate area. It was open grassland. The largest Raven I had ever seen, was standing alongside the sidewalk. As we came near to where it was, it ran towards us. It frightened my daughter, and she yelled "Mom!" It ran all the way up to us, making all sorts of noises. I put out my hand and said in a loud threatening voice, "STOP!" It stopped, walked off the sidewalk, and just stood there watching us go by. My daughter was worried that it would still be there on the way back home. I told her not to worry, because I will never let anything hurt her. Sure enough, on the way back home, the Raven was waiting for us in the grass beside the sidewalk. When we got nearer, it jumped onto the sidewalk. Again, my daughter said, "Mom" very nervously. The Raven started to come towards us, looking directly up into my eyes. I had a very dangerous look in my eyes, and I was not afraid. I simply said, NO in a very strong voice. The Raven looked at me for a minute, and then hopped off the sidewalk, and watched us as we walked by. It actually watched walk all the way down the block. We never saw the Raven again. Not sure where it came from, or where it went to. I think Ravens attack people and animals a lot more than some people think. And not always because they are mating, or protecting there young. I just happened to run across this article, so I thought I would share my story, to let people know "it happens" more often that you may think. My daughter was afraid to walk to the store for a long time after that. I had to repeatedly tell her that is was not there anymore. Thanks for letting me add my story. I know this article was added years ago, so I hope they resolved their Raven problem. In my confrontation with a Raven. I believe the Raven could sense that I was not afraid of it. If it had tried to hurt me or my daughter, I would have wrung it's bloody neck.