A pair of agitated crows camped in front of White Rock Coun. Helen FathersB次元官网网址� home swooped in Sunday morning, attacking the councillor, leaving her with blood gushing from her head.

That was one of multiple crow attacks in recent days, with 68 people reporting crow confrontations in the Lower Mainland between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Fathers, who posted a photo to Twitter Wednesday of a blood-soaked towel she used to stop the bleeding, can now laugh at the incident, which B次元官网网址渟cared me to death.B次元官网网址�

She said there was a baby crow on her front lawn Sunday morning, located in the 1300-block of Lee Street, and she went outside at 6 a.m. to see if there was anything she could do.

Fathers said she was concerned that her cats would harm the animal, and she was unaware there were crows waiting to attack.

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The protective crow gouged her with its beak, leaving an inch-long gash on the top of her head.

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Fathers said she went inside her home to attend to her wound, and went outside again, en route to the White Rock Farmers Market, where she is manager, at approximately 7:40 a.m.

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Fathers said a baby crow was found dead on the sidewalk. She assumes that a raccoon killed one bird, and the crows were protecting their surviving young.

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The evening before, Fathers said she heard a commotion outside and saw a raccoon in a tree, where crows nested.

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Fathers also has a fair warning for visitors.

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Fathers said she likes neighbourhood crows, describing herself as a B次元官网网址渃razy animal lover.B次元官网网址�

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ItB次元官网网址檚 currently breeding season for crows, which can lead to an uptick in attacks, according to experts. ThereB次元官网网址檚 an that Lower Mainland residents can use to document crow incidents, and so far hundreds .

Fathers said she has considered documenting her attack.

B次元官网网址淏ut I donB次元官网网址檛 want people to come look at them and get attacked by them,B次元官网网址� she said.

ItB次元官网网址檚 not the first time a White Rock elected official has had a bloody encounter with wildlife.

Then-mayor Catherine Ferguson was attacked by a raccoon in 2009. She was bitten on the calf.

B次元官网网址淥h my God, yes. Catherine got attacked by a raccoon and she had to get aB次元官网网址� shot. In the back garden with her dog, crazy, isnB次元官网网址檛 it?B次元官网网址� Fathers said.

Following FergusonB次元官网网址檚 attack, the mayor told PAN she suffered bruises and tetanus and rabies shots, but had no long-term injuries.

B次元官网网址淚n future I shall be staying away from masked men with hairy chests,B次元官网网址� Ferguson joked.