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

[ChoccyOrangeYum]

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?!

@AInightingale They are grooming you to be recruited into their feathery mutant crow army

This thread reminded me about my lovely ginger cat, sadly no longer alive, who was attacked by crows.

Our garden backed on to a brook-side walk with mature trees and the crows obviously nested there.

One morning my inoffensive moggy, who loved everyone, strolled into the garden only to be dive bombed by 4 very large crows.

Cat shot back into the house with crows, no doubt, yelling offensive words at him and shaking their crow fists.

This happened every time he tried to set foot in the garden. Fortunately it only went on for one day and everything was fine the next day. Obviously we never found out why and it never happened again; maybe they got the wrong cat and only realised the next day.

The funny thing was that my other cat, a ginger and white female, was completely ignored by them and was free to roam the garden at will.

Make it cheese and hotdog, and they will be yours for life.

"stabby blanket of carrion eaters" has actually finished me off 😂

It’s the only explanation at this point. It’s been hours.

And they've obviously persuaded her to go NC with the Mumsnet Massif 😭
We will never know...

You have ravens?

You lucky bugger!

They are HUGE!!!

Hmmm, nothing on BBC News about a woman being attacked by crows anywhere. 🤔

C'mon @ChoccyOrangeYum , you've had your fun & kept us waiting long enough now...

Has the OP come back?

I've got some slightly rank crimbo parsnips and some cumberland sausages - was going to feed them to the kids, but am happy to prepare a crow appeasement food hamper in exchange for OP.

The short story it is based on is even scarier - and has a much more pessimistic ending.

🧀🥓🥩🌭🪩

Oh mighty corvids, see my offering and release @ChoccyOrangeYum

Slightly off topic. But trying to take my mind off worrying about OP. Has anyone seen the film The Crow? It’s my all time favourite film.

My local coffee shop is surrounded by trees with loads of massive crows in them. I went this morning and I gave them double the space and time to walk in front of me than I usually do thanks to this post. I go to that coffee shop loads and I don’t want to piss them off so I can’t go. Will take cheese next visit as an offering 😁

OP hope you’re ok!

Story time please? While we wait for @ChoccyOrangeYum to reappear (or not, I think the crows got her)?

Undercover5, surely the crows wouldn't go for a coffee, they'd be having a drink at the crow bar instead

I’m in the kitchen making carbonara with extra parmesan and bacon, just in case it will be needed in exchange for OP.

There's a Netflix documentary about the secret lives of pets in which a slightly plain male budgie manages to catch the attention of a female from a super gorgeous preening male by showing his intelligence in collecting food.

After that nervousness will melt to love I assure you. 😁

They're remaking it soon aren't they? With Bill Skarsgard this time..

Definitely take treats. Crows are very intelligent, smarter than dogs.

Oooh maybe this is just a marketing trick by Skarsgård then….? 😮

or the husband?

Apparently some crows in Japan are currently predicting a tsunami and are gathering up high on some buildings and going bonkers.

Crow Mafia

This thread is brilliant

Not read through tft, but in case anyone hasn’t mentioned this it is very good. He’s my fave animal YouTuber.