Something that looked just like this attacked me on the way to the office this morning. I couldn't figure out what had happened until a friendly local man pointed to the bird that was by then sitting on the telegraph pole across the street and made 'that bird flew down on to your head and flew away' gestures with his hands.
I'll have to double-check the area later on/tomorrow as my research indicates that they are only likely to attempt such an attack if they feel their fledglings are threatened, and now is about the right time for them to be attempting to leave the nest. I certainly wasn't looking to pick a fight with a defensive crow mum, that's for sure.
I was pretty freaked out at the time I can tell you, but it made a good story for Michelle and Meleena (on the phone) and the folks in the office. It was only later on in the afternoon that I realized that it had actually drawn blood on my head. I hope I don't contract some exotic bird illness, caw. I feel fine right now, caw caw. I'll keep you, caw, posted, caw, if anything, caw, untoward starts to happen, caw caw caw...
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