Farmers using falcons

This is an interesting article and video about the use of falcons to protect crops in the USA. Birds are causing millions of dollars worth of damage to high-value crops. With the expense of netting being prohibitive for the larger farms, and the birds quickly habituating to other bird control methods, the falcons have proved to be the ideal solution.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bird-control-20130915,0,2197126.story

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