Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To be scared that I’m still marked by the crows?

1000 replies

ChoccyOrangeYum · 31/12/2023 23:14

A couple of years ago I walked the dog on a local field. I know nothing about birds but I was later told it was their breeding season.

Anyway we must have got too close to their nests as they suddenly started flying around irrationally, making a hell of a racket screaming etc and then started dive bombing the dog. The dog thought this was fun so started chasing the crows. All hell broke loose basically and we were suddenly surrounded by crows going mental. We made a quick exit!!

I left it a few days then took the dog back on the field but after speaking to locals about the crows I stayed away from the back of the field (where they’re breeding) and kept dog in lead. As soon as we stepped on the field the noise started up again and the crows appeared and started dive bombing again! There was someone else on the field with a dog who the crows were totally ignoring!

We left and after a bit of research I found that crows remember faces and don’t forgive easily 😬 so we didn’t go back on.

A whole year later we went back on assuming the old crows won’t be there anymore but we were on there 5 minutes before it all started again. These birds are not bothering anyone else on the field, just me!!

Anyway my neighbour has suggested we go for a walk in the field tomorrow morning but I’m shit scared of the birds. Will they still go for me if I don’t have the dog?! Will they ever move on from the incident 2 years ago or am I banned from the field for life?!

OP posts:
Thread gallery
50
OccultGnuNew · 01/01/2024 14:14

Calliopespa · 01/01/2024 13:52

Geese are actually seriously foul tempered.

Shouldn't that be fowl tempered?

<I'll get my coat>

SeriouslySomething1 · 01/01/2024 14:15

Looks nervously at crows in the garden......

Calliopespa · 01/01/2024 14:15

tuvamoodyson · 01/01/2024 14:13

Shiny AND protective…

😂😂😂Perhaps that’s why we haven’t heard from OP: she can’t use her phone.

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 01/01/2024 14:17

Threewheeler1 · 01/01/2024 13:49

😂😂Wtf is in there? An emu?

It was an owl box. I forget the name of the man, but he was a photographer and he lost an eye to an owl when trying to photograph an its nest.

Years ago, I was working in a garden and the elderly woman who owned it asked me to check her late husband's shed where some of panes of glass were missing because she thought there was an owl nesting in it. I'd already read about the man who lost an eye when he didn't wear goggles, but I didn't have any goggles so improvised. I wore my thickest gloves, a big hat, thick jacket and held a soil riddle in front of my face as I approached the shed. The woman and her daughter watched from a distance. Sure enough, as I got up to the door with the missing glass, a barn owl exploded out of it and flew off over my head. I was unharmed but rather shaken and had to lean against a wall for a few minutes to calm down.

Whatineed · 01/01/2024 14:23

covetingthepreciousthings · 01/01/2024 13:05

Can someone more knowledgeable on crows please answer this.. fascinating!

Next time MN do a Q&A we don't need a politician or celebrity - we need an ornothologist with Crow Expertise.

magnitude100 · 01/01/2024 14:25

@Singleandproud I bet you’ll never hear the end of that 😂

CormorantStrikesBack · 01/01/2024 14:30

Years ago there was a mumsnetter who had a tame crow which lived in her utility room. It used to swear at her neighbour iirc.

Mywhoopdeedoo · 01/01/2024 14:31

When I was a kid a neighbour had a pet magpie that sat on his shoulder

covetingthepreciousthings · 01/01/2024 14:33

@Whatineed definitely!

PinotPony · 01/01/2024 14:37

Are you still alive OP?

Threewheeler1 · 01/01/2024 14:44

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 01/01/2024 14:17

It was an owl box. I forget the name of the man, but he was a photographer and he lost an eye to an owl when trying to photograph an its nest.

Years ago, I was working in a garden and the elderly woman who owned it asked me to check her late husband's shed where some of panes of glass were missing because she thought there was an owl nesting in it. I'd already read about the man who lost an eye when he didn't wear goggles, but I didn't have any goggles so improvised. I wore my thickest gloves, a big hat, thick jacket and held a soil riddle in front of my face as I approached the shed. The woman and her daughter watched from a distance. Sure enough, as I got up to the door with the missing glass, a barn owl exploded out of it and flew off over my head. I was unharmed but rather shaken and had to lean against a wall for a few minutes to calm down.

Oh my god, Vegemite, this is hilarious and terrifying at the same time 😮😂
We live amongst flying dinosaurs🦃 (ok, it's a turkey, not a pterodactyl)
I will now be wearing goggles every time I leave the house. Hoping you can get prescription ones or I might not last long out there.
I'm learning a lot about birds today & feel like I might have underestimated their intelligence/desire to eat humans eyeballs 😧

onestepfromgrace · 01/01/2024 14:47

Have you been killed by a murder of crows OP?

User5670 · 01/01/2024 14:50

This reply has been withdrawn

This message has been withdrawn at the poster's request

isthismylifenow · 01/01/2024 14:52

CormorantStrikesBack · 01/01/2024 14:06

When dd was a toddler a goose went for us and I’m ashamed to say I legged it and left dd 🙈🤣. Thankfully the goose did chase me so I maintain I was luring it away 🤥

😂 oh I feel so much better now. This happened to me with a swarm of bees. I didn't have time to find said child and run, so I just ran. It was me they were after (we blamed the perfume) so she was completely unaffected. But in hindsight, I wasn't getting mother of the year award.

covetingthepreciousthings · 01/01/2024 14:54

At what point does this thread stop being lighthearted and turn into actual genuine concern for the OP... I think it might turn soon if we haven't heard an update..

BrieAndChilli · 01/01/2024 14:54

Wonder if OP is ok?

bare · 01/01/2024 14:55

This reply has been deleted

This message has been withdrawn at the poster's request

This is definitely not the thread for you! You need to start a new thread of your own probably in the Conception topic

AhBiscuits · 01/01/2024 14:55

When DD was about 5 months I was feeding her in bed. A massive spider appeared on the end of the bed and started running towards us. I pretty much threw DD at it and ran away.

Allfur · 01/01/2024 14:57

Ahbiscuits, that made me chuckle

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 01/01/2024 14:57

Whatineed · 01/01/2024 14:23

Next time MN do a Q&A we don't need a politician or celebrity - we need an ornothologist with Crow Expertise.

That would be amazing! Fab idea!!

PosiePerkinPootleFlump · 01/01/2024 14:59

This thread is not helping my new years resolution for less time on social media....

User5670 · 01/01/2024 15:00

Thanks- sorry, realised this and now made a new thread

SpicyMoth · 01/01/2024 15:02

ChoccyOrangeYum · 01/01/2024 09:25

Ok DH has been, crows were there watching he says but no assault. I’m just about to meet neighbour now and will update in either -
10 mins - it did not go well and I legged it home

1 hour - I’m now at peace with the crows

wish me luck! 🦅

10 mins - it did not go well and I legged it home

1 hour - I’m now at peace with the crows

And 6 hours = They picked you up and carried you off to become one with the Crows?

Hope all went smoothly OP! 😂

Threewheeler1 · 01/01/2024 15:05

AhBiscuits · 01/01/2024 14:55

When DD was about 5 months I was feeding her in bed. A massive spider appeared on the end of the bed and started running towards us. I pretty much threw DD at it and ran away.

😂Probably would have done the same - all's fair when it comes to big spiders!

Mikimoto · 01/01/2024 15:05

Maybe OP will tweet about it?....

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is not accepting new messages.
Swipe left for the next trending thread