Crows becoming a major nuisance in Jeddah Crows becoming a major nuisance in Jeddah Khalid Al-Towelli , guest contributor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This article appeared in Arab News newspaper, for which the author is a columnist Fourteen years ago in Jeddah, there were almost no crows to be seen. Today, the crow population has increased by the hundreds and may quickly become a major nosiness. They are particularly concentrated in areas around Old Jeddah, in districts like Al-Balad and Baghdadiah, near the Italian Cultural Center. It has become a common sight to witness a group of crows ranging in numbers from five and ten, satisfying their need for food from the many attractive food buffets on the streets of Jeddah.
Crows feed on garbage with they seem to find delicious and is spread around the city.
They also eat other smaller animals alive and any kind of animal both dead or alive. Cats squashed by a vehicle on the street are a major attraction which calls for a crow feast, with the adults filling up and then taking some on for their little ones, still too young to find their own food. Crows take care of their young until such times when they are capable of surviving alone. They build their homes in rock formations or in abandoned structures. During the daytime, they keep watch from high altitudes like roods of buildings or tree tops, in order to watch out for their prey.