If you’ve felt a rush of wind over your head or heard the angry caw of a crow lately, you’re not alone.

The annual wave of dive-bombing crows is back in full force, and it’s not personal – it’s parenting.

Each spring, typically from April through July, crows enter their nesting season. That’s when adult birds become hyper-vigilant, fiercely protective of their vulnerable chicks. And that’s when unsuspecting pedestrians can become targets, especially if they unknowingly wander too close to a nest.

“They’re fantastic parents, but they’re very anxious ones,” Nadia Xenakis, a specialist in wild animal welfare with the BC SPCA said. “They don’t know the difference between a human, a dog, or an eagle. They just see a threat to their babies and want it gone.”

That explains the sudden swoops a

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