Comments on: Militant Crows Invading Seattle

By: sir jorge

sir jorge — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:42:18 +0000

i walk to work daily and have to put my arms over my head because they try to attack the back of my head. I don’t know what to do

By: Corvid lover

Corvid lover — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:26:10 +0000

To suggest seattlites bear arms is ridiculous. Who wants a bunch of armed hipsters waving guns. Crows are a part of nature and a part of our culture. Any rise in their numbers is a testiment to their intellect and adaptability. Read john Marzluff’s book, in the company of crows and ravens.

By: m

Wed, 20 May 2009 20:05:03 +0000

Did you know that Ravens can have quite a bit of purple on their bodies Welmer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crows_In_England.jpg

By: Welmer

Welmer — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:45:42 +0000

chic noir // May 19, 2009 at 5:58 pm

These black, avian thugs are the gangsters of the skies,

Oh God, why must God make them Black.
j/k

In my defense, I praise the raven, who is a deeper shade of black than the common crow.

The raven is actually my Welsh family totem, and the wolf my Norwegian clan affiliation (it’s complicated, and based on social roles in the old country). However, I’ve added the bear for my son, because it just fits him right (my daughter is a wolf pup — she’ll tell you so herself).

By: chic noir

chic noir — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:59:42 +0000

eman If I have my folklore correct, crows are also considered a bad omen in many cultures -
this is true. Even amongst older Americans, crows are seen as a sign of something bad to come.

By: chic noir

chic noir — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:58:34 +0000

These black, avian thugs are the gangsters of the skies,

Oh God, why must God make them Black.
j/k

By: Eman

Eman — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:57:12 +0000

Seattlites should just get good pellet guns or cheap .22 caliber rifles and start picking off the crows until their overall population reaches more normalized levels…problem solved.

We had a similar problem in the part of NC where I live I few years ago (they were wrecking some peoples gardens and even bothering some people, pets, and farm animals) and we ‘redneck’ locals just started shooting a bunch of them which seemed to have spooked the rest and they soon left our area.

Seattlites though are of course different than Southerners and would probably rather keep getting harassed by these hostile birds rather fight back against them.

If I have my folklore correct, crows are also considered a bad omen in many cultures – all the more reason to start picking them off so that they will either move on to new territory or reach less intrusive levels.

By: novaseeker

novaseeker — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:32:47 +0000

Yes, Welmer, they probably sense the weakness. Other social animals are brilliant at sensing weakeness, and with the emasculation of males here, it’s only sensible that they would adapt to the new behavior.