Comment of the Year (So Far): A Hot Tip About Some Angry Birds
In response to Matt's hard-hitting reporting on crow attacks in our very backyard, one concerned Seattlest reader shared his own experiences, and his theory as to a possible explanation:
I was attacked yesterday by three separate groups (pairs) of crows on Beacon Hill within a nine block area. One of them physically swiped the side of my face and a little later another hit the back of my head. A woman at our kid's tball practice was also attacked on her way to the field last night. Why would a pair of crows continue to follow and attack me when I've moved so far away from their nest/crow-protection zone? -I'm not convinced this is a common/perennial occurrence - these attacks were aggressive/excessive. I think it has something to do with the surge in solar flare activity - which screwed up all of our AT&T text messages yesterday too. Regardless, crows are bastards - and so is AT&T.
It's been said that crows never forget a face, so it's no surprise that one individual would have multiple violent altercations with area crows. But outside the "crow protection zone"? Obviously, the solar flares are to blame. And AT&T.
That, or they're all just coming for us.
Where is Jack Bauer, indeed.
