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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(8,101 posts) Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:52 PM Apr 24

Bird 'confuses' police officers by mimicking siren sound

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Bird 'confuses' police officers by mimicking siren sound (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 24 OP

Crows at our county park KT2000 Apr 24 #1

how funny BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 24 #4

They can do that, too ailsagirl Apr 24 #6

🤗 Deuxcents Apr 24 #2

The bird is trying to communicate with us... Think. Again. Apr 24 #3

Mockingbird? I didn't realize they had them in the UK ailsagirl Apr 24 #5

KT2000

(20,590 posts)

1. Crows at our county park

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:57 PM

Apr 24

Now imitate car alarms.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

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4. how funny

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Wed Apr 24, 2024, 09:23 PM

Apr 24

ailsagirl

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6. They can do that, too

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Wed Apr 24, 2024, 11:10 PM

Apr 24

Deuxcents

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2. 🤗

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 08:57 PM

Apr 24

Think. Again.

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3. The bird is trying to communicate with us...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 09:21 PM

Apr 24

...using the sounds it hears that we use.

ailsagirl

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5. Mockingbird? I didn't realize they had them in the UK

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 11:09 PM

Apr 24

Googled it:

A long-tailed, grey, thrush-sized bird that is renowned for its song (birds in this family can use both halves of their syrinx independently). Northern Mockingbird is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with just a handful of records.

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