"Martin Sykes" wrote in message
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I remember a related story, possibly an urban myth but you never know ...

A man was annoyed by the noise his local football team made when they
played
on the field outside his house on Sunday mornings. So for a couple of
weeks
before the start of the season, he went out every day, stood in the middle
of the pitch, blew a whistle and scattered birdfood around. Come the start
of the season, both teams get out on the pitch, the ref blows his whistle
to
start the game and they immediately have to abandon it because all the
birds
fly down to look for the food.


LOL, good story. But birds certainly can and do learn from experience, e.g.
a reported case of a grey heron, observing fish congregating to feed from
crumbs falling from bread thrown in to feed the ducks, stealing some of the
bread, taking it to a quiet fishing spot, and dropping it in the water to
act as groundbait.