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Originally Posted by Mockery
Holy shit Jeanette, you mean Dr. Boogie's piece about birds being evil incarnates was TRUE???
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Well, no not exactly. Although bird attacks do happen, they are generally quite rare. Most of these are isolated incidents. The condor and eagle attacks are the only attacks from those bird species I could find. I don't know the rest of the circumstances with the eagle, but the condor was in captivity and far, far removed from its natural environment. Animals often exhibit abnormal behavior in captivity. And the hummingbird usually only a few grams, so you can just swat it off you like a moth. I couldn't find more info about the jungle crows, but I'm guessing that the aggression may come from humans feeding them, because that can happen with pigeons. A friend of mine was once chased by a Canada goose when she was a little girl. Seems she was feeding it bits from a doughnut and it decided it wanted the whole thing. The Ecologist article I read speculated that the jungle crow attacks may have also stemmed from competition for space.
Moral: Leave the birds alone, and they generally leave you alone.
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