stackyFACTSYou can't just trust a wild city bird to hit its marks. Whenever a gritty urban scene needs that perfect flock of majestic garbage-eaters flying away, studios pay exorbitant day rates to specialized professionals who literally just throw imported, highly trained pigeons into the air on cue.
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