That Incident
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (39014)
India
February 12, 2025 9:17am CST
Last night I recalled a horrific incident that had happened with me a few years ago.
One morning I saw a flock of crows sitting on a pile of garbage lying in the ground in front of my house.
Out of curiosity I went near them to see what the birds were doing there.
One of the crows saw me. Some others also saw me. And before I could understand anything; they attacked me.
I ran away towards my house to take shelter. They were flying over my head trying again and again to hit my head with their beaks.
For the next 10 days or even more I was unable to go anywhere without covering my head with an umbrella or hiding myself from them.
Later on I came to know they were training a baby crow how to fly and they had mistaken me for their baby's enemy.
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@RebeccasFarm (92064)
• United States
12 Feb
@akalinus Thats right Irish Granny warned us when we were small.
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@akalinus (44124)
• United States
12 Feb
@Shivram59 Geese can attack if they want. If you see an angry goose coming for you, run. It does not matter if you did nothing to contribute to their rage. They are like some people I know.
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@snowy22315 (185372)
• United States
12 Feb
That is terrible. It sounds like the movie The Birds.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
12 Feb
Actually they mistook me for their enemy.
I have not seen the movie; but have read some excerpts of a novel about a war between human beings and birds.
What happened with me was a horrific experience.
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@akalinus (44124)
• United States
15 Feb
@Shivram59 It would be terrible to have the birds against you. They did not know that you were no danger to their baby. Any mother would protect their infant.
@DaddyEvil (141809)
• United States
12 Feb
I've never had crows attack me but I usually don't bother them. I'm glad they didn't hurt you.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
12 Feb
Actually they couldn't. I hid myself if they are around or covered my head with an umbrella.
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@DaddyEvil (141809)
• United States
12 Feb
@Shivram59 Some people in the US have harassed crows or killed some. The crows' friends and family still watch for those people and attack them if they see them. Crows are really smart!
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
12 Feb
@DaddyEvil My elder brother had killed some crows; but those crows were just perching on the branches of trees. They had not attacked or harmed anybody.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
14 Feb
@rakski They are birds. They don't like to be disturbed.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
13 Feb
They were training a baby crow how to fly. They mistook me for their enemy.
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@cacay1 (84220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Feb
@Shivram59 that's their parent's instinct. Crows are like dogs so protective for their young. Animals are sometimes better than humans because they abort their unborn babies 
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
14 Feb
. You are right. They are fighters. They know how to save themselves and their kids.1 person likes this
@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
15 Feb
@cacay1 I fully agree with you. One thing I had read somewhere animals and birds protect each other as well. I read crows are often found protecting sparrows or their eggs from cats.
@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
12 Feb
@lilacskies May be; although I have never seen them so aggressive.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
12 Feb
Ducks?? I've never seen or heard of ducks attacking a human being.
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@Shivram59 (39014)
• India
13 Feb
It was very horrific. I didn't know the birds would attach me. But that day I learned a valuable lesson - don't try to go near crows when they are training their baby.
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