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In Singapore, there has been somewhat amusing news from the last few years of crows attacking people, often people who likely were abusive with the crows, as th
by noobermin 2y ago
In Singapore, there has been somewhat amusing news from the last few years of crows attacking people, often people who likely were abusive with the crows, as they are likely to remember people's faces. My wife and I have taken a different tact to dealing with crows who settle on our clothes rack outside our flat window. We wave at them and greet them and they sort of understand we mean them no harm and merely gawk with curiousity. I just wish they were intelligent enough so we could ask them not to stand on our clothes.
Mynas on the other hand can all die for all I care. I used to be an animal lover and generally am save for the Javan Mynas. They're an invasive species actually, and thus they are everywhere here to the point of overpopulation, and having had a number of fine pants ruined by their (literal) shit has made ne hate them with a passion.
- vasco 2y agoGet a PVC block to mount on top of the rack so they stand on it instead of on the clothes?
- c_o_n_v_e_x 2y agoI used to like watching Javan Mynas have their "street fights" when I lived in SG. The Mynas gather in a circle while 2 or 3 are fighting in the circle. The ones watching make all kinds of noise.
- bamboozled 2y agoIt begins...
- latexr 2y ago> I just wish they were intelligent enough so we could ask them not to stand on our clothes. Just because they don’t speak our language doesn’t mean they aren’t intelligent enough to understand. This seems like a case for basic training and positive reinforcement. You can try setting up an alternative perch for them. Then when you see crows on that perch, go over and feed them something they like. But offer it only to those on the “right” perch, not the ones on the clotheslines. They should be quick to pick up the rule. But you may start to get other crows coming over too, so unless you have dreams of becoming a Disney princess or Marvel villain, perhaps consult with a professional first.
- yieldcrv 2y agoThis was my main deterrent with crows. Two knew they were doing something that annoyed me, I was considering to feed them grapes but I didn't want their friends coming.
- throw310822 2y ago> They should be quick to pick up the rule. "If we go to the clothesline, the nice guy will give us something on the perch".
- latexr 2y agoNo, you never call them to the perch, you only feed them when they’re already there to begin with. The perch and clothesline may not even need to be right next to each other, depending on the situation.
- theCodeStig 2y ago9 years in Singapore, and I’ve never gotten Myna feces on my pants (nor anywhere else on my person)
- noobermin 2y agoyou live in condo and have cleaner is it
- jessekv 2y agoI softened my anti-Myna stance recently after I saw some of them devouring cockroaches that were escaping from the refuse shoot of an HDB.