It appears that the birds are protecting their offspring. On Monday a young grackle had fallen out of its nest and adult birds attacked people who got too close, Jue said.
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Topic started on 21-5-2005 @ 03:14 PM by cyberdude78
Apparently Grackles, a kind of bird are attacking people in Houston, Texas. These large black birds are supposedly swooping from trees and such to
attack various people outside the County Administrative building. So far numerous people have gotten several nasty peckings across their necks, faces
and backs.
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Hostile Grackles Attack People in Houston
HOUSTON (May 18) - Like a scene from the horror movie "The Birds," large black grackles are swooping down on downtown Houston and attacking people's heads, hair and backs.
Authorities closed off a sidewalk after the aggressive birds, which can have 2-foot wingspans, flew out of magnolia trees Monday in front of the County Administration Building.
"They were just going crazy," said constable Wilbert Jue, who works at the building. "They were attacking everybody that walked by."
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Wow, this is extremly odd. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, sort of like Birds. The article mentions that it may have had something to due with them protecting their offspring. However I find this unlikely seing as I've never heard of birds doing this before. First the exploding toads of Hamburg, now this. I wonder if these animals somehow sense something is coming. For some reason this reminds me of an anti-pigeon website.
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Hostile Grackles Attack People in Houston
HOUSTON (May 18) - Like a scene from the horror movie "The Birds," large black grackles are swooping down on downtown Houston and attacking people's heads, hair and backs.
Authorities closed off a sidewalk after the aggressive birds, which can have 2-foot wingspans, flew out of magnolia trees Monday in front of the County Administration Building.
"They were just going crazy," said constable Wilbert Jue, who works at the building. "They were attacking everybody that walked by."
Please visit the link provided for the complete story.
Wow, this is extremly odd. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, sort of like Birds. The article mentions that it may have had something to due with them protecting their offspring. However I find this unlikely seing as I've never heard of birds doing this before. First the exploding toads of Hamburg, now this. I wonder if these animals somehow sense something is coming. For some reason this reminds me of an anti-pigeon website.
Related News Links:
www.cnn.com
news.scotsman.com
[edit on 5/21/2005 by cyberdude78]
reply posted on 21-5-2005 @ 03:36 PM by wecomeinpeace
This happens all the time in Australia, particularly from magpie birds, which will swoop down and attack the back of your head when they have a nest
with chicks nearby. Been swooped a couple of times before myself.
They will usually only attack from behind, so people paint large eyes on the back of their hats and bicycle helmets to deceive the birds.
Swooping birds
[edit on 2005/5/21 by wecomeinpeace]
They will usually only attack from behind, so people paint large eyes on the back of their hats and bicycle helmets to deceive the birds.
Swooping birds
[edit on 2005/5/21 by wecomeinpeace]
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