Man tries to scare off birds, accidentally creates 'magpie god' - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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[-] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Gisela Kaplan, an emeritus professor in animal behavior at the University of New England, said the magpies in the video aren't actually showing deference to the owl sculpture, they are making territorial calls to try to scare it away.

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