You might not realize it, but birds are very intelligent creatures.

Crows, for instance, canrecognize human faces.

To get to this point took years of work and testing.

Magpie With Bottle Cap

I spent remarkably much time creating the actual food dispenser,Forsberg explains.

What he landed on was a vibrating feeder to which he added extensions and funnels.

So, how did Forsberg train the magpies?

Magpie With Bottle Cap

Its something that he had to figure out for himself.

It all ended up quite simple, he says.

If youre interested in making your own BirdBox, Forsberg details his process and shares his DIY files onThingiverse.

Man Teaches Magpie Birds to Trade Bottle Caps for Peanuts

See streams of BirdBox in action by visiting hisYouTube page.

Artificial intelligence researcher Hans Forsberg trained magpie birds to trade bottle caps for a peanuts.