A crow that lost its nest in Singapore has injured three elderly pedestrians, attacking them after the nest fell from a tree in the Kallang district, according to a report by Mothership.
Residents said they noticed the crow's nest had fallen onto Crawford Lane on September 4. After the nest disappeared from the tree, the crows in the area began cawing far more loudly and behaving aggressively toward people nearby.
One crow was seen diving from height three separate times, striking elderly passersby on the head with its beak.
Cafe worker describes pattern of attacks
An employee at a cafe on the street said the crows normally rummaged through rubbish bins at night without bothering anyone. But after the nest fell, the birds began targeting people who came out to throw away their trash, appearing to retaliate for the loss of their nest.
Kallang is a district in central Singapore known for its mix of older housing estates and food establishments, the kind of setting where crows commonly nest in street trees and forage in nearby bins.
City council response
Singapore's town council said it would relocate the crow nests further away from the locations where the attacks took place, according to the report.
Not the first case of aggressive crows
This is not the first time crows in Singapore have targeted specific groups of people. In April, crows living near a popular food hall in the city were reported to have turned on bald customers. A representative of an animal welfare organisation suggested at the time that the birds had likely been provoked by a bald person at some point and had since begun attacking anyone bald who came near.
Aggressive behaviour from birds defending lost nests or territory has also been reported elsewhere. In 2023, magpies in Australia were reported to have attacked adults and children, pecking at eyes and causing injuries across the continent.
