Emerging From One Plague, Some Romans Face Another: Attacking Crows
Rome’s residents are venturing outdoors, only to face an annual threat of violence from the skies as crows protect their young.
A carrion crow in flight. Every spring, the crows of Rome wean newborn fledglings. And attack the humans who walk nearby.Credit.Arterra/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images
June 4, 2021Updated 1:17 p.m. ET
ROME On a sunny Thursday afternoon along a tree-lined street in Rome, locals shielded themselves with umbrellas. Others pulled jackets above their heads in fear. Some grabbed wooden sticks for protection.
The crows were out and the fight was on.