what do you call that statue on farms to scare the birds away?
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Hi there,\n\nIt is called a scarecrow.\n\nEtymology:\n\nc.1200, from O.N. skirra "to frighten," related to skjarr "timid, shy," of unknown origin. The noun is attested from 1530. To scare up "procure, obtain" is first recorded 1846, Amer.Eng., from notion of rousing game from cover. Scarecrow first recorded 1553, earliest ref. is to a person employed to scare birds. Stick-figure sense is implied by 1589. Scary is first recorded 1582; scaremonger is from 1888. To scare up "find, produce" is 1853, from the notion of hunters rousing game Scared stiff first recorded 1900; scared shitless is from 1936. Scaredy-cat "timid person" first attested 1933, in Dorothy Parker. \n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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have chuck norris stare at it until it shuts down from fear\nlol thax 4teh pts
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Most raptors, hawks, kites, kestrals, and what-not are protected, I think. Best you bury the carcass and don't mention it again.
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I think they are supposed to scare mice away (just like scarecrows.)
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Its a Guinia Pigs warning cry to let all he rest know there is  danger lerking around.  If you've ever been close to several of them, once the first Guinia Pig crys  the rest start whistling loudly too.
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This question on how to repel birds has come up a lot now that bird flu is in the news.  They sell high voltage strips that you can have installed on the top of the tower.  When the birds land they get a small shock.  It doesn't hurt them; however, they will leave the tower.  Also considering your an airport, birds can create a lot of damage to an aircraft.  I've heard of people hiring hawk trainers to come to the airport once a week.  The hawks feed on a bird and the birds leave the area.
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It's 'Magpie' according to the New Exeter Statue. Not sure about the letters, though. Must be 'magpie' in Middle English.
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Tazmanian Devil & Foghorn Leghorn.\nIt's a breeze that's heading down south.\n(LOUD RASPBERRIES & AND YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HA HA\nhave a good evening..
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I am scared.. which beast?
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the phrase "what a scarecrow!?" gives a sarcastic tone.. this implies that  the scarecrow isn't able to fulfil his scarecrow duties, thus "under his feet the beans are being stolen".\n\nfurthermore, this shows that this protector or means of security is not proving its purpose.
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Ravens and all birds are considered to be messengers. As I speak there are 4 outside picking up the deer corn. Do I consider this a message. No. But last year one came and sat on the top of the gazebo and wouldn't shut up. Very annoying. About an hour later the phone rang. My daughter had just been rushed into the hospital in premature labor. What's really great about the ravens is they have a plan. About 10 or more get together and each has it's own job. One takes one road and the other ones have thier own road to monitor. When one finds food, they call to the next one, which calls to the next one and pretty soon all of them are there eating. Owls on the other hand are considered messengers of death or soon to be dead. So watch those hooters. Oh, and usually if you see an eagle, a raven is not far away. Well, where I live anyway. I just answered this ? yesterday. Now as i sit here typing, there's a Bald Eagle sitting out on the ice in front of our house. And inching closer. The only thing I can figure is, the ravens were here yesterday eating. If he's bringing a messenger... This has never happened before. Maybe I should go out there. Oh...he's walking this way!! For true.
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The Stinking Corpse Lily\nSee link below....;
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put the fairy at the bottom of the garden and the fish in a bowl....\n\nor leave them the time to worry when one wants to act like a hooker and one a bank robber
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The Lark, who nests in what's left of meadows will feign injury to draw you away from her nest.  The Lapwing, the Tern and several ground nesting birds behave similarly.  It's very common near wind blown coastal areas where trees are rare and the birds through necessity have to nest on the ground that it occurs most commonly.
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get riiiiiiiiiiid of your tree now i would tell u why but i dont want to scare u get riiiiiiiiiiid of it please
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The film's title was derived from a familiar, tongue-twisting Mother's Goose children's folk song (or nursery rhyme) called Vintery, Mintery, Cutery, Corn. The ones that fly east and west are diametrically opposed to each other and represent the two combatants in the film. The one that flies over the cuckoo's nest [the mental hospital filled with "cuckoo" patients] is the giant, 'deaf-mute' Chief:\n\nVintery, mintery, cutery, corn,\nApple seed and apple thorn;\nWire, briar, limber lock,\nThree geese in a flock.\nOne flew east,\nAnd one flew west,\nAnd one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
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It is kind of a three-legged crow which has been a part of the mythology of many countries, including Egypt and China. In Japan it is called Yatagarasu and it is the bird of the sun goddess Amaterasu.\n\nThanks for bringing that up, I had never thought about it!