Hardbopjazz Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 (edited) I like it when animals fight back. HOUSTON - 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." The grackles zeroed in on a lawyer who shooed a bird away before he tripped and injured his face, Jue said. The lawyer was treated for several cuts. 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. Another bird attacked a deputy county clerk. "I hit him with a bottle," said Sylvia Velasquez. "The other birds came, and one attacked my blouse and on my back." Two women came to help her after she fell to the ground, and the birds attacked them as well. The group escaped by running into the building. "This is a very Hitchcock kind of story. Very Tippi Hedren," said downtown worker Laura Aranda Smith, referring to one of the stars of Alfred Hitchcock's move "The Birds Edited May 19, 2005 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Texas birds are like that. There's a momma Mockingbird right now two buildings away with a nest near a sidewalk throughfare going to a parking garage that attacks walkers by (divebombs them). Several have been so startled that they fall down and two have hurt themselves (a little). We can't remove the bird nest, it's a protected state bird near a state building. BUT I saw three young ones on a treebranch near the nest starting to spread their wings and fly, so we'll soon not have the problem. . . til next spring. This is the second year of pedestrian terrorizing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 The grackles zeroed in on a lawyer who shooed a bird away before he tripped and injured his face, Jue said. The lawyer was treated for several cuts. I have no problem with this!! B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 It's now the birds' fault because HE tripped? Typical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMX Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 There was a problem with flocks of crows attacking people in Tokyo a few years back. I had forgotten about it, and was wandering around Akihabara at about 8AM on a Saturday morning. The shops were closed and I had the street to myself. And there were a lot of crows around - shades of The Birds. They didn't bother me, but if I'd been snacking on something, I think I might have gotten jacked for my food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 In Ethiopia I had a sandwhich snatched from my hand by a "kite" --a hawk of the area-- at an outdoor picnic like event! This was not an uncommon occurance. And those birds are big enough you don't argue with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Mockingbirds are notoriously protective. I've never seen them actually attack, but they will dive bomb yer ass pretty fearlessly. And yer dog, too. But it's always a brushback pitch instead of a beanball, at least what I've seen. Haven't had problems with the grackles yet. But they sure are big. And ugly. And LOUD. Boo to the grackle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 "Watch it sucka!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Hey, grackle - FUCK YOU. Damn loudass bigtail bird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Hey, grackle - FUCK YOU. Damn loudass bigtail bird... ← "Hey who you talkin' to? I've been pretty quiet these last few days, as I can't access this board from my office. Something appears to be messed up on my side. Anyways, you can look for me to be dropping a big semi white, semi black, blob of shit near youu real soon." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 And I'll poke your beady-ass bird eyes out with a fukkin' number two pencil. Guddam grackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casanovas347 Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 And I'll poke your beady-ass bird eyes out with a fukkin' number two pencil. Guddam grackle. ← LOOOOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 In Ethiopia I had a sandwhich snatched from my hand by a "kite" --a hawk of the area-- at an outdoor picnic like event! This was not an uncommon occurance. And those birds are big enough you don't argue with them. ← Same thing happened to me Lon, but It was in Tanzania. I didn't even hear the bird coming! I was half expecting to hear the menacing theme from "Jaws", like I'm used to in the Hollywood flicks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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