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

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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?!

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Marylou62 · 01/01/2024 20:45

I've just read this thread from start to finish and learnt something new..
Living in Cornwall I know about bastardly seagulls.. but crows...?
This has got to be nominated for Classics .

Helendegenerate · 01/01/2024 20:46

Old Alfie Itchycock has a lot to answer for.

😝

rainydaysandwednesdays · 01/01/2024 20:47

Best thread I've seen!

Sealover123 · 01/01/2024 20:48

Poor OP 😢

To be scared that I’m still marked by the crows?
Fallenangelofthenorth · 01/01/2024 20:49

nocoolnamesleft · 01/01/2024 20:43

Anyone else checking the news for reports of crow attacks?

Can't see any reports later than June 2023, which I find highly suspicious are there were stacks prior to then. Media blackout? Or have the scheming bastards managed to take over the media?

NettleTea · 01/01/2024 20:50

magnitude100 · 01/01/2024 17:34

Thinking of ordering this crow lamp now.

I have this lamp

NettleTea · 01/01/2024 20:55

We also have jackdaws down the chimney every year. In 2022 it happened 5 times, but only once last year. I love it because I get to catch one, even though they are Very Pecky while you take them to the back door to release them

NewtonPulsifer · 01/01/2024 20:56

Don’t have nightmares. Please do sleep well.

To be scared that I’m still marked by the crows?
nocoolnamesleft · 01/01/2024 20:58

NewtonPulsifer · 01/01/2024 20:56

Don’t have nightmares. Please do sleep well.

Crowwatch?

Vicliz24 · 01/01/2024 21:03

I cant consider sleeping without knowing if the crows have committed the perfect crime !

TheseLegsDefinitelyUsedToBeLonger · 01/01/2024 21:04

Stand by your phones Mumsnetters… we might still get a ‘caw’ from the main crow with ransom demands…

Chimchar · 01/01/2024 21:14

Is the op not back yet? The entire family is invested in this story...we need to know how she got on!

Cherrysoup · 01/01/2024 21:21

Tonight1 · 01/01/2024 20:15

@Cherrysoup did the crow survive?

I'm afraid not. He has a soft mouth, but I think the shock was probably too much. I was very angry with him but it's his breeding /nature.

MsMarshaKlein · 01/01/2024 21:22

Definitely take them treats. Cubed cheese is fine but make sure it's the good stuff. If you take them Dairylea triangles or Cheese strings then they won't see it as an apology, they'll think you're taking the piss. Then I would write an apology speech. Really lay it on thick and say it's from you and the dog. Train your dog to adopt a look of contrition. This may seem over the top but the feathery psychos have marked your card. Your photo and that of your dog are likely already printed up and pinned to crow message boards throughout the land, nowhere will be safe. I don't doubt that you will resent having to go to all this trouble but on no accounts start slagging the crows off to any pigeons or sparrows you may encounter, everyone knows that they are in the pay of the crows and it will all go a bit Godfather.

FiftyNotNifty · 01/01/2024 21:27

I have got an impending thumb injury from scrolling to the end of this post repeatedly to see if the OP is back!

ironedcurtain · 01/01/2024 21:28

It's been a long time. RIP OP. Lost too soon to crow savagery.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 01/01/2024 21:31

They've clearly taken her. She's with the crows now.

RIP Choccy.

magnitude100 · 01/01/2024 21:41

NettleTea · 01/01/2024 20:50

I have this lamp

I have the gold mouse one (he is called Remi) But I do want the crow lamp too.

UsingChangeofName · 01/01/2024 21:44

Can't see any reports later than June 2023, which I find highly suspicious are there were stacks prior to then. Media blackout? Or have the scheming bastards managed to take over the media?

Grin
spackleplumb · 01/01/2024 21:44

FiftyNotNifty · 01/01/2024 21:27

I have got an impending thumb injury from scrolling to the end of this post repeatedly to see if the OP is back!

Tap the two arrows on the top right (if you're on the app) and it'll give you the most recent post first!

CrowLadyExtraordinaire · 01/01/2024 21:44

Ladies,

I highly recommend you watch this documentary.
It's a cool watch. 🤓

It confirms everything that people have being saying regarding crows.

Secret Life of Crows - Documentary

https://youtu.be/uxomXAnQsRE?si=6g_9HEPNp1NCF2X-

Elizabethtattletale · 01/01/2024 21:50

I think we have to accept that the worst has happened. This is just the start of the Corvid revolution.

NewtonPulsifer · 01/01/2024 21:52

Oh crap. We have Covid 19 and now we are having Corvid 24! Stock up on toilet paper and pasta!

Inastatus · 01/01/2024 21:52

@Elizabethtattletale - do masks help to prevent corvids?

FiftyNotNifty · 01/01/2024 21:53

spackleplumb · 01/01/2024 21:44

Tap the two arrows on the top right (if you're on the app) and it'll give you the most recent post first!

Oh all I get is the option to hide the thread? Gutted as that function would be amazing!

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