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Message: <blockquote data-quote="citrinella" data-source="post: 1641549" data-attributes="member: 15241">Birds I don't like : Non-natives, whichever they happen to be in the particular area. Trouble for the native populations, even if not obvious. Top of the list in my area are red-legged partridge, which are causing serious problems for native greys.As a farmer I sometimes have problems with woodpigeons (cushies) and crows. However, cushies are stunning birds and such impressive flyers. They are stupid though, especially in comparison with crows. Crows I can only respect. Did you know that a scarecrow works better if you try to hide it (badly perhaps) ? Crows are too clever to think a real human would stand out in the field for ever. Hiding in the hedge, preferably with a black shiny pole that might be a gun, is far more suspicious !Mike.</blockquote>