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Originally Posted by Baddad
Hi Mark,
That is interesting. Wing shape and flight patterns.
Birds do not have that "Bird Brain" They are very smart for their size.
Years ago I had a shooting contract in the Ansett maintenance hangar.
Each year there were hundreds of Starlings nesting in the insulation under the roof.
I used to shoot them as they presented a danger to the aircraft while being serviced. Feathers, droppings and bird mite contaminating exposed instruments. 
After two or three visits, as soon as I entered the hangar, there was a mass exodus of Starlings out of the hangar. The Ansett personell wore white overalls. I donned white overalls. That lasted one visit.
Next a huge card board box. I had enough vision to sight them and even that failed after two visits.
The box was the best method. The workers left it in the hangar and even moved it around. The Starlings eventually moved out. They thought I was in the box or else it was a nasty thing. 
Cheers Marty |
LOL, that's pretty smart!
We had problems with Miner Birds (name?) up in Townsville, crapping all over the aircraft. They were fed bait which made them hallucinate (I think) and they would fly away for a few weeks. Temporary fix.
Yes, they're smart is some areas, but dumb in others.