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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But they move in larger packs, and are more aggressive. No cat is safe from a flock of miners screeching at them!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I did watch another news-type segment where they put up a Bluetooth speaker in a tree and played another bird song and it almost immediately got attached by miners. They said they really stress out a lot of other wildlife.

There was a second part I wasn't closely listening to as I was walking somewhere while listening, but something about them eating some sweet protective coating off a certain tree so now the bugs are able to damage the trees.

At first I thought they sounded kinda cute, but then as I saw the group sizes, I saw how it would quickly get old, especially if they drive off other animals.