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**Magician** · 10-07-2007, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by InLove

I was on my way to work one saturday (yes I work saturdays and it sucks

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anyway I was walking throught he carpark and wondered why this crow was looking at me funny. It didn't fly away when I got close to it like they normally do. It was sitting on top of a car as I walked by and I remember thinking "those claws look sharp, they might scratch the paint on that car".

So I walked past and the next thing I knew I had this pain in the back of my head. I threw my hands up and ducked. It flew off and landed on a nearby signpost. Still looking at me in a weird way. I made my way quickly through the carpark (I had heels on so couldn't run). It followed me!!! I ran into the building and freaked out because I couldn't remember when I had my last tetnus shot.
I was fine, on;ly had a few scratches on my head.

So that's my story. I'm still pretty nervous around crows. If they fly away when I'm nearby then I'm happy, even if they don't fly far.

you poor thing. I guess you must have lovely shiny hair, crows tend to want soft shiny hair to line their nests with.

I remember being targeted by this nasty big crow when I was at school. My mum made me wear an empty ice-cream container on my head so that the crow wouldn't be able to peck at my scalp (and thus saving her the bother of having to drive me to school every day). My brother used to offer me his yukky boygerm laden 'army' helmet but I much preferred the ice-cream container. aaaaaaah memories, some good, some not so good.

**TheGuru** · 10-07-2007, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Magician

I remember being targeted by this nasty big crow when I was at school. My mum made me wear an empty ice-cream container on my head so that the crow wouldn't be able to peck at my scalp

I never realised that crows are so malicous

Im feeling left out now because Ive never been harrased by a crow. I have however been chased by a goose. Now they are bigger and more initimidating than people realise!

**InLove** · 10-07-2007, 09:06 PM

I'd like to think that my hair is soft and shiny

My mum got chased around a park by a peacock once. It was hilarious

**Magician** · 10-07-2007, 11:41 PM

the image of people being chased by non-threatening wildlife like geese and peacocks has me in stitches. Its like those videos of poor unsuspecting people at a petting zoo who get attacked by baby animals hehehehehehe (guys I'm laughing with you not at you ok

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**madcat** · 11-07-2007, 09:17 AM

I have watched my mum being chased by a peacock as well. She is scared stiff of all birds and I thought it was hilarious! (So did my dad, and we were both in trouble for laughing!).

Some birds can be really scary, but only if you make them feel nervous.. like all wildlife they will leave you alone if they don't feel threatened.

MadCat

**smartsez** · 11-07-2007, 09:29 AM

there's a nature reserve a couple of miles away from where i live, & just before christmas me & mum took my 3 year old nephew to feed the swans-figured they'd be hungry cos it'd been quite cold so no one wants to stand outside freezing to death to feed some birds right? too right! I was scared stiff! theres a bit where you go down a few steps and you can stand right by the waters edge to feed them-i dont think anyone had been in a while so as soon as we got down there & pulled out our loaves of bread they had us surrounded! there was no way were they letting us out without a fight-me & mum just looked at eachother like 'oh my god!', but our robbie was loving it, all the swans pecking at his coat! unfortunately his head was at a bad height and they started edging towards his face too so we felt the need to get him out! there must have been about 30 swans round us, hissing and snapping-my jacket had been nipped at that many times it had pulls all over it! my fingers were scrathed too from them poaching the bread before you had chance to let go of it! it was very daunting-having snapping beaks in all directions!

next time, we'll go in summer when they're not so hungry!

**madcat** · 11-07-2007, 10:07 AM

Wooo, well scary!

I think summer is a better bet!!!

MadCat

**Magician** · 12-07-2007, 12:15 AM

Awwww those poor swans, perhaps you can stand on top of the steps and just chuck the bread down to them, sort of like a drive-by feeding

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**Nutty_ZA** · 12-07-2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Magician

Awwww those poor swans, perhaps you can stand on top of the steps and just chuck the bread down to them, sort of like a drive-by feeding

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He He He...

10-07-2007, 11:41 PM	#54 (permalink)
Magician Junior Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 27 Credits: 341 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	the image of people being chased by non-threatening wildlife like geese and peacocks has me in stitches. Its like those videos of poor unsuspecting people at a petting zoo who get attacked by baby animals hehehehehehe (guys I'm laughing with you not at you ok)

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Magician Junior Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 27 Credits: 341 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Awwww those poor swans, perhaps you can stand on top of the steps and just chuck the bread down to them, sort of like a drive-by feeding.

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11-07-2007, 09:29 AM	#56 (permalink)
smartsez Super Duper Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pontefract! Posts: 669 Credits: 3,725 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	there's a nature reserve a couple of miles away from where i live, & just before christmas me & mum took my 3 year old nephew to feed the swans-figured they'd be hungry cos it'd been quite cold so no one wants to stand outside freezing to death to feed some birds right? too right! I was scared stiff! theres a bit where you go down a few steps and you can stand right by the waters edge to feed them-i dont think anyone had been in a while so as soon as we got down there & pulled out our loaves of bread they had us surrounded! there was no way were they letting us out without a fight-me & mum just looked at eachother like 'oh my god!', but our robbie was loving it, all the swans pecking at his coat! unfortunately his head was at a bad height and they started edging towards his face too so we felt the need to get him out! there must have been about 30 swans round us, hissing and snapping-my jacket had been nipped at that many times it had pulls all over it! my fingers were scrathed too from them poaching the bread before you had chance to let go of it! it was very daunting-having snapping beaks in all directions! next time, we'll go in summer when they're not so hungry!

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