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Angry Birds: ‘Look out below’ say Lubbock’s avian residents

December 1, 2023 by Reece Nations

By Urvi Dalal and Reece Nations When passing certain areas on Texas Tech’s campus, one can expect to see and hear the birds that inhabit its trees. What might come as a surprise to some and a modest hazard to others is that these birds will sometimes swoop towards pedestrians who venture too close to […]

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