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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 year ago

An easy hypothesis to test. Have a live stream of bird songs and wait until it gets a copyright strike.

[–] Jamie@jamie.moe 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The RIAA's lawyers will be there to take that bird for everything it has.

[–] Funkymatt@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

So much for that nest egg :(

[–] Outatime@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Luckily there is someone, I believed based in Philly, who is well versed in bird law to defend them.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Accidentally? Play some tune near a Jay and it'll soon sing the tune intentionally.

[–] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meanwhile, Steller's jays:

WAAGH WAAGH WAAGH

Although the ones near my house can imitate a red-tailed hawk call pretty well when they want to scare the other birds from the feeder so it can have it to itself, but that's the only thing I've heard them do besides their ordinary calls.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I’m Violent Jay and I’m back like a vertebrae!

[–] j_roby 4 points 1 year ago

We were having issues with our security system at my work one week, which resulted in the alarm going off a lot. For the next several days we had magpies that were mimicking the alarm's tone and rhythm almost perfectly.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure they meant without human influence

[–] DichotoDeezNutz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

A 100% chance to play the sound of a car alarm in my neighborhood.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My parrot whistles the theme to Ed, Edd and Eddy 👌 does that count?

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It was the best of times it was the blurst of times

[–] siipale@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Some bird has already sung the lick. Not sure if accidentally though.