Posted on 04/11/2019 8:03:21 AM PDT by csvset
MELAKA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Crows have become a menace here, driving residents to despair while leaving one local councillor trying to figure out why the birds are targeting women's undies.
Melaka Historic City (MBMB) councillor Tan Chin Gwan said he was perplexed by why crows were snatching undergarments placed on clotheslines, especially at the city's commercial hub of Kota Laksamana.
"These thieving birds are a menace as they have swooped down and snatched dozens of panties since June last year."
"I have received more than a hundred reports of crows terrorising condominiums and high-rise residential areas in Kota Laksamana in the last 10 months, and 20 per cent of the complaints have been on missing panties," he told The Star here on Thursday (April 11).
"I am still baffled by why these crows are snatching panties, and where they go to hide them," he said.
Mr Tan added that crows have been brazenly flying into hotel premises, eateries and schools to steal food, scaring people in the process.
He said the bird population has grown so much that the MBMB pest control unit has been forced to cull them.
"In February, 81 birds were shot within the Kota Laksamana area and the operation will be continued till the end of this month," he said.
Mr Tan said that with their beaks and sharp claws, crows are also frightening away tourists, while hoteliers have complained of these creatures stealing food served at open-air restaurants.
"There have also been reports of hungry crows injuring hotel staff, as well as damaging rubbish bins at housing estates," he said.
Mr Tan added that schools in Bandar Hilir have been forced to place safety nets to stave off the avian siege.
"It's now 'normal' to hear of crows attacking pupils at canteens in a bid to grab their food," he lamented.
When it comes to counting crows, Mr Tan said the crow population in Melaka is estimated to be in the thousands, and they are now scattered across different areas within the city.
We had a McDonalds across the parking lot where I worked in Michigan. Fields of corn with crows on one side, and Lake Huron with seagulls on the other.
A crow vs. a seagull for the prize of a French-fry is an epic battle. They are quite evenly matched.
LOL!!
That never happened...not sure it's even doable.
Way back when...I bot a crow call. Would take my oldest girl out in the back yard...under a fruit tree..and call that call...Crows would go crazy over it...
We had some fun then...
Humans are lazy and they whine when the going gets tough.
When the going gets tough for crows, they just hold a panty raid. Nothing makes the future look rosier than a good old fashioned panty raid.;-)
Try washing those undies with soap.
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Did you see the movie ‘Miracle Mile?’ A crow grabbing a lit cigarette emulates the butterfly’s flapping that morphs into a hurricane.
I was drinking my coffee one morning on the porch watching our cat dig a hole in preparation for his morning business. A Stellar Blue Jay was on the eave of the garage watching also. When the cat got the hole on so perfect he turned to use it and just then the blue Jay swooped within inches. Cat leaped and blue Jay lit on the bird feeder watching again. Cat repaired the hole to perfection. Just as he readied to use it again her came the blue Jay. This happened four or five times until the just ignored him. I about died laughing. Blue Jay’s definitely have a sense of humor.
Too funny!
I might start doing this myself. Instead of buying a bed I can just build myself a nest of air-freshened panties.
Great thread, thanks!
How many crow’s nests have been lovingly fashioned from pilfered ladies’ undies?
Imagine the competition for best nest.
Hahahahaha! I can completely visualize that!
I didn’t know that crows like seafood.
Hahahahahahah! I am so taking that!
In the fwiw department, I’ve watched a seagull walk into a convenient store and steal a bag of Doritos.
In Clearwater Florida.
Then he opened the bag and chowed down.
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