Yesterday i saw a crow swoop at and attack a hapless jogger. He heard me creasing up and explained that the crow had been chasing him down the road and was attracted to his white t-shirt! Can anyone explain this or has anyone else had any other hitchcock-style killer crow experiences?
I've never heard of crows being attracted to white T-shirts. I would prefer to believe that crows are very protective creatures and it is breeding somewhere closeby. A magpie coloured crow common in Australia becomes so viscious at breeding time that it will even dive-bomb cattle if they come in the general area of their nest.
Was the guy wearing anything shiny? Because I know crows (and other such birds like magpies, ravens, etc) are for some reason attracted to shiny objects. A park ranger once told me that there's been cases of crows actually taking people's keys and other shiny objects right off their picnic tables!