A pair of agitated crows camped in front of White Rock Coun. Helen Fathers含羞草研究社� home swooped in Sunday morning, attacking the councillor, leaving her with blood gushing from her head.
That was one of multiple crow attacks in recent days, with 68 people reporting crow confrontations in the Lower Mainland between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Fathers, who posted a photo to Twitter Wednesday of a blood-soaked towel she used to stop the bleeding, can now laugh at the incident, which 含羞草研究社渟cared me to death.含羞草研究社�
She said there was a baby crow on her front lawn Sunday morning, located in the 1300-block of Lee Street, and she went outside at 6 a.m. to see if there was anything she could do.
Fathers said she was concerned that her cats would harm the animal, and she was unaware there were crows waiting to attack.
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The protective crow gouged her with its beak, leaving an inch-long gash on the top of her head.
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Fathers said she went inside her home to attend to her wound, and went outside again, en route to the White Rock Farmers Market, where she is manager, at approximately 7:40 a.m.
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Fathers said a baby crow was found dead on the sidewalk. She assumes that a raccoon killed one bird, and the crows were protecting their surviving young.
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The evening before, Fathers said she heard a commotion outside and saw a raccoon in a tree, where crows nested.
She said she含羞草研究社檚 not really worried about being attacked a third time, but she含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社渄efinitely cautious含羞草研究社� when she leaves the house.
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Fathers also has a fair warning for visitors.
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Fathers said she likes neighbourhood crows, describing herself as a 含羞草研究社渃razy animal lover.含羞草研究社�
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It含羞草研究社檚 currently breeding season for crows, which can lead to an uptick in attacks, according to experts. There含羞草研究社檚 an that Lower Mainland residents can use to document crow incidents, and so far hundreds .
Fathers said she has considered documenting her attack.
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It含羞草研究社檚 not the first time a White Rock elected official has had a bloody encounter with wildlife.
Then-mayor Catherine Ferguson was attacked by a raccoon in 2009. She was bitten on the calf.
含羞草研究社淥h my God, yes. Catherine got attacked by a raccoon and she had to get a含羞草研究社� shot. In the back garden with her dog, crazy, isn含羞草研究社檛 it?含羞草研究社� Fathers said.
Following Ferguson含羞草研究社檚 attack, the mayor told PAN she suffered bruises and tetanus and rabies shots, but had no long-term injuries.
含羞草研究社淚n future I shall be staying away from masked men with hairy chests,含羞草研究社� Ferguson joked.
