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  2. Bird scarer - Wikipedia

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    A traditional scarecrow. Bird scarers is a blanket term used to describe devices designed for deterring birds by startling, confusing or otherwise repeling them, typically employed in commercial settings by farmers to dissuade birds from consuming and defecating on recently planted arable crops. Numerous bird scarers are also readily available ...

  3. Rufus the Hawk - Wikipedia

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    Male. Occupation. Bird Scarer. Known for. 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 ...

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

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    Every morning, from 5 to 9, before thousands of spectators enter and play gets underway, the beloved Harris' hawk flies over the world’s most manicured tennis courts and keeps the pesky nuisance ...

  5. Hawk named Rufus guards Wimbledon courts from pigeons - AOL

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    OK, so we already think hawks are pretty awesome, but what Rufus: the hawk that's trained to scare pigeons away from Wimbledon?. HLN says, "Rufus makes his rounds before and after play, but not ...

  6. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  7. Peregrine falcon - Wikipedia

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    The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, [3] and historically as the duck hawk in North America, [4] is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow -sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed.

  8. Bird control - Wikipedia

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    Bird control or bird abatement involves the methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health-related problems through their feces, including histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis. [1] Bird droppings may also cause damage to property and equipment.

  9. Merlin (bird) - Wikipedia

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    The species was once known as 'pigeon hawk' in North America. [11] Although the merlin's name looks and sounds like the name of the wizard Merlin prominent in Arthurian legend, the bird is not named after the wizard. [12] The wizard's name is an English cognate of the Welsh name "Myrddin" and is unrelated to the name of the bird.

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