Killer Crows

[alexpollock]

Yesterday i saw a crow swoop at and attack a hapless jogger. He heard me creasing up and explained that the crow had been chasing him down the road and was attracted to his white t-shirt! Can anyone explain this or has anyone else had any other hitchcock-style killer crow experiences?

[wildwood]

I've never heard of crows being attracted to white T-shirts. I would prefer to believe that crows are very protective creatures and it is breeding somewhere closeby.
A magpie coloured crow common in Australia becomes so viscious at breeding time that it will even dive-bomb cattle if they come in the general area of their nest.

[whiskygalore]

Don't know about crows, but it seems it's the seagulls you should look out for! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2097600.stm

[tonto]

very territorial birds i've seen them on many occasions fighting off buzzards, which are twice maybe three times the size of a crow.

[aquachick]

Was the guy wearing anything shiny? Because I know crows (and other such birds like magpies, ravens, etc) are for some reason attracted to shiny objects. A park ranger once told me that there's been cases of crows actually taking people's keys and other shiny objects right off their picnic tables!

[ANUSHIKA]

They are very teritorial and prob had a nest of young near by.