Magpies recognise individual humans.

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Magpies recognise and 'scold' individual humans



Magpies recognise and "scold" humans who they perceive to be threats to their nests, scientists have found.

During a routine nest-monitoring study a research team in South Korea discovered that the birds recognised an individual that had previously climbed up to and disturbed their nests.

When that person approached trees in which the birds were nesting, the magpies called out and pursued him.

The findings are published in the journal Animal Cognition...

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Yep so do Herring Gulls ...bastards

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Yep so do Herring Gulls ...bastards

Herring Gulls recognise individual chips...

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There was a herring gull in Gloucester, where I live, that would dive-bomb one car park attendant, and nobody else. And he could wear any disguise, it would still recognise him as soon as he appeared.
It was quite famous. It was on the national news, they filmed the bird attacking him, and ignoring everyone else.
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There was a herring gull in Gloucester, where I live, that would dive-bomb one car park attendant, and nobody else. And he could wear any disguise, it would still recognise him as soon as he appeared.
It was quite famous. It was on the national news, they filmed the bird attacking him, and ignoring everyone else.
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Yep !!!

[Feck]

There was a herring gull in Gloucester, where I live, that would dive-bomb one car park attendant, and nobody else. And he could wear any disguise, it would still recognise him as soon as he appeared.
It was quite famous. It was on the national news, they filmed the bird attacking him, and ignoring everyone else.
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I remember that story ..I used to got onto the roofs and balconies of several oil company offices every week during the breeding season to remove nests .. Not only did the clever sods start to build nests only of thorns, barbed wire and sharp stuff but they would recognise my van and shit all over it .