Yes, 100% agreed. In the human linage, deception long predates language, so it makes a lot of sense that birds get up to the same thing. If you're interested i

Yes, 100% agreed. In the human linage, deception long predates language, so it makes a lot of sense that birds get up to the same thing. If you're interested in bird cognition, I strongly recommend Mind of the Raven. It's a very personal book by someone who did field experiments with ravens and richly conveys the challenges of understanding what they're up to. I read it because I became pals with a raven whose territory I lived in for a while. Unlike most birds I've dealt with, it was pretty clear to me that the raven and I were both thinking about what the other was thinking.