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2. Rufus the Hawk - Wikipedia

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   Scaring birds away from the Wimbledon Championships Rufus the Hawk is a Harris's Hawk used by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to keep pigeons away from their venue. Described as an "important member of the Wimbledon family", [ 1 ] Rufus has been scaring away the birds for fifteen years, [ 2 ] taking over from the previous hawk, Hamish.

3. Pigeon keeping - Wikipedia

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   Pigeon houses are also sometimes referred to as "coops" although the word seems to have originally applied to the breeding pens inside the housing. They are also referred to as pigeon duckets in North East England. [13] There are as many different kinds of enclosures used to house pigeons in as there are pigeon fanciers.

4. Bird control - Wikipedia

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   The avian control devices that are most effective either physically "block" the birds or "actively modify behavior" using a mild harmless shock. Bird control is frequently used for birds considered pests, such as feral pigeons, common starlings, house sparrows, crows and gulls, depending on the area.

5. Meet Rufus, the hawk who keeps pigeons away from Wimbledon - AOL

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   Davis and his birds visit the club multiple times per week throughout the year, sometimes working in the afternoon and evening. The key is consistency and letting the pigeons know the threat is real.

6. Falcon scares problem pigeons from San Fran metro - AOL

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   The 5-year-old Harris Hawk, along with falconer Ricky Ortiz, were recently hired to patrol this San Francisco Bay Area metro station to keep pigeons at bay and protect commuters from pigeon poop.

7. Woman's Sad Reminder About How Humans 'Abandoned' Pigeons Has ...

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   Pigeons were first domesticated over 10,000 years ago in the Mediterranean region. At the time these birds were sort of everything to us. They were a source of food and a way that we communicated ...