Crows and / or ravens (forgive my ignorance) are such characters.

One time when camping, a few of them came down to the campsite to try to get some of my food. They had this whole act going on. They would try approaching from different angles. Inching closer, slowly. But when I directly looked at them, they would pretend they were doing something else: turn around, walk in another direction, playing it cool. Fucking hilarious.