My front half frightens away unwanted orchard pests, and my back half names a dark black bird. Together, I stand motionless in autumn fields. What am I?
A scarecrow
The compound word 'scarecrow' splits into 'scare' (frighten) and 'crow' (the bird it deters during harvest time).
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