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One trained falcon making 60 attack sorties a day can protect 100,000 solar panels from vengeful crows. (lemmy.today)
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[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 97 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I feel like we’re brushing past the salient point here - why are the crows doing this?!

[–] notabot@piefed.social 56 points 5 days ago (2 children)

At a guess, because crows are smart, resourceful little chaos goblins, with basically no fear, especially in groups. Maybe they like the noise the breaking glass makes, or maybe they're just curious to see what will happen. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that they've made a game of it, to see which of them can hit nearest the centre, or from highest up. I'm actually surprised that a single falcon manages to scare them off, after seeing what they do to buzzards round here. Even if the buzzard is minding it's own business, multiple crows will attack it in flight, dive it bombing and harrying it until it has left the area.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is it possible the light bounces off the panels in a way that annoys them too?

[–] Mountainaire@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

All of the above!

[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They also like shiny things so it wouldn't surprise me if it's just due to that.

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Just like my ex husband

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 16 points 5 days ago

They're farming the raid boss

[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They are big oil drones, birds are not real.