At 05:05 PM 6/17/98 -0700, Dennis Paulson wrote:

>Here's a message from someone who asked me why crows attacked her. I said
>there was surely a nest and/or young nearby. Crows are serious defenders of
>their offspring!

>>Thank you for your response....I guess I thought crow's nests were up
>>real high and these birds were in 5' high shrubs. They must have had a
>>young bird around.
>>I tell you, they are strong, fierce and real scary when they are in this
>>situation since they chased me over two blocks and attacked my head
>>several times. A sort of coordinated attack one from behind and one
>>from the side. I will NEVER forget it and hope I have the guts to go
>>out walking again. Thanks again.

She needs a gift copy of Hitchcock's "The Birds"...


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