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?!

It’s 5am, my child is already up and I read that as “you need to take Quality Street” then. I was going to say YABU and that is not the right way to get rid of your Christmas goodies.

Joined mumsnet purely to follow this post, is it to early for popcorn? 🕵

I’m checking in at least 3 times a day! Where is she?
I need to know what happened.

Also I have been trying to make friends with the crows but I’m getting starlings

Jeez invested in 30 pages and no update! Or does that tell me what I need to know ….

Oh, bravo. 👏🏼

What happened at the walk! I can’t see it was updated 🤣

yep, same 😂😂

I do wish there was a crow (or raven) emoji. But all I found were these, unfortunately 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🦅🦅

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Maybe she left her phone as a gift and the crows don't have any WiFi to update us.

OP's tale wasn't very imaginative but all the remarks by posters have kept me reading , far more interesting .

Carrion .

I agree with those who advise cheese gifts but at the same time apologise to them, either silently in your mind or out loud. Do this for several days until something changes. They do remember and pass on information about friends and enemies to their children. They also can live a long time. I read about crows in a book, think it was called Crow but may be wrong. Fascinating creatures and when they like you they will sometimes bring you gifts.

On a recent episode of Would I Lie To You? David Mitchell said the mystery guest was someone that helped train a local crow not to attack him in his garden and how they told him he must have done something to upset it as crows remember faces. Can't remember if he was telling a lie. Wonder if this was the inspiration for OP?

My crows eat any old cheese or sausage or petfood - they aren't particularly fussy. Must get a higher calibre of crows in other MN areas?

Awaiting the update 😁

Crows have taken over Mumsnet in the bid to get us all to feed them Waitrose cheese.

Yep, OP is definitely a crow. Smart wee nuggets!

im moving on from this thread: it’s becoming ana-crow-nistic.

OP is obviously a rookie at dealing with birds and dogs. I shall be raven if she doesn’t update soon, there's a lot of time invested in this brilliant thread!

She's been locked up under the Jim Crow laws.

I’m raven mad she hasn’t updated.

Indeed!

Yer average crow has a very discerning palate.

There was a crow counting poem (similar to the magpie one) that I had on my computer before I got "invaded" by a virus and lost every bliddy thing.

I can't remember it properly but it went something like

One for sorrow, two for mirth;
Three for a funeral, four for birth;
Five for joy, six to cry:
Seven for sickness, eight to die;
Nine for silver, ten for gold;
Eleven a secret that will never be told.
Twelve for heaven - or for Hell
Thirteen you'll meet the Devil himsel'.

I've tried looking fr it but can't find the original one I had (beautifully illustrated with a massive, threatening crow!), but there are a number of similar variations.

RIP OP

Hands up who else googled "woman attacked by crows" this morning?

I fed my crows brie this morning. Best to keep them happy.

@ChoccyOrangeYum may be OK.

I've heard that crows throw riotous parties - she might be on a bender.

Watch out for a woman handcuffed to a street lamp in Aberdeen town centre, naked except for a bobble hat and an empty "bag for life" around her nethers.

if the "bag for life" contains traces of (say) Double Gloucester, or even a sliver of Wensleydale stuck to a single cranberry, that will be her.

They have a keen sense of humour, do crows.

For your delectation . . . there are quite a few of these online

I have put out Cat food and cut up bits of strings for the crows. We have Bluejays that come but want crows.