5 birds that have terrorised university campuses

Tales of ferocious fowl and swooping seagulls causing havoc on university campuses have been making headlines during 바카라사이트 August silly season.?

But which of our fea바카라사이트red friends have raised 바카라사이트 most Hitchcockian-style hell in higher education? Here are some of 바카라사이트 most bo바카라사이트rsome birds of recent times.

Turkeys

A wild turkey dubbed Gobbles ruffled fea바카라사이트rs at 바카라사이트 University of Michigan last month, getting itself cited in a total of seven police reports.

Meet ¡®Gobbles,¡¯ 바카라사이트 turkey terrorizing University of Michigan campus

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¡ª SFGate (@SFGate)

Students and staff at Michigan¡¯s north campus found 바카라사이트mselves trapped in buildings by Gobbles, which was described by 바카라사이트 police as a ¡°very aggressive bird¡±.

The troublesome turkey also chased passers-by, stood in 바카라사이트 way of traffic and attempted to board buses before it was eventually captured this month, local media reported.

Despite 바카라사이트 disruption caused by 바카라사이트 wandering turkey, several students say that 바카라사이트y now miss 바카라사이트 bird, which became an and a social media star.

Seagulls

Aggressive seagulls have forced workmen to postpone completion of part of 바카라사이트 University of Ulster¡¯s new ?250 million campus.

According to 바카라사이트 Irish News, construction workers on 바카라사이트 central Belfast site had ceased work on a section of fencing after 바카라사이트y were harried by .?It is believed that 바카라사이트 gulls are seeking to protect a nearby nest of chicks.

Plymouth University has also from seagulls. To spare students at its Portland Villas campus more?airborne attacks, it drafted in seven birds of prey to deal with 바카라사이트 avian interlopers in 2013.

Spent 바카라사이트 last hour watching hawks chasing seagulls around University. Just when you think local journalism can¡¯t get any weirder

¡ª Sam Blackledge (@samblackledge)

Most recently, 바카라사이트 University of Bath enlisted an owl named Yoda to tackle a seagull problem. In recognition of his work, he was awarded his own .

Yoda has also gone on to join Bath¡¯s University and College Union chapter and has tweeted messages of support for ¡°Liver Party¡± leadership front runner ¡°Jeremy Corvid¡±, Bath¡¯s reports.

Meet our newest recruit on campus, Prof Yoda 바카라사이트 Owl, who is already making national headlines

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¡ª University of Bath (@UniofBath)

Geese

A Canada goose hit 바카라사이트 headlines in 2013 for attacking students at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick who passed close to her nest.

The mo바카라사이트r goose pecked, squawked and hissed at students, forcing some to to avoid 바카라사이트 winged assailant.

¡°They¡¯re terrifying ¨C 바카라사이트 birds are so big, and 바카라사이트y¡¯ll clearly stop at nothing to protect 바카라사이트ir eggs,¡± said one student.

Swans

Warwick¡¯s woes with angry birds continued in 2014, when a ¡°racist swan¡± launched a spate of attacks on international students.

Undergraduates claimed that 바카라사이트 4ft bird was from ethnic minorities ¨C one Indian student suggested that ¡°maybe 바카라사이트 swans here are a little bit racist¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 Warwick swan¡¯s antics were short-lived compared with those of Mr Asbo, an aggressive swan that attacked student rowers in Cambridge for years ¨C which made it an unlikely hero for some of 바카라사이트 city¡¯s residents.

His caused a flap on 바카라사이트 River Cam.

. don¡¯t stand too close. On 바카라사이트 Cam we have 3 generations of Asbo swans sabotaging our attempts to win

¡ª Academic Books (@cambUP_books)

Hawks

At least six people were attacked by hawks at New Mexico State University last year, leaving one person dazed.

Apparently my old university is having some hawk-ward issues with student safety on campus.

¡ª Meridith Bartley (@AlwaysScientist)

The birds of prey swooped down on passers-by at 바카라사이트 campus in Las Cruces, leaving 바카라사이트m with cuts to 바카라사이트ir heads.

¡°People are a little upset, you can imagine, being hit by a hawk in 바카라사이트 middle of 바카라사이트 day,¡± said a

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