Yes, you read that right! Two Harris’s Hawks are being used to scare pigeons away from a Warsaw subway stop. Now if only someone would bring some cool raptors to Port Authority in New York City, so I could watch them from my office window…
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I tell you, you should get a permit for a Great-Horned Owl. You would never have trouble getting a seat on the subway, if you had a Great Horned Owl on your shoulder…
Plus it would provide some lunch time entertainment.
Hey Corey
I know that Bobby Horvath is involved in falconry around NYC airports — I think they’re using hybrid falcons, but I’m not 100% sure.
Cheers
Adam
Will – Do you think that a GHO could be trained to hack pellets on Wall Street executives on command?
@ Carrie: Knowing Corey… Yes!
@Will: If you provide the owl I will ride the subway and…
@Carrie: …will train it to hack pellets at Wall Street execs. on command.
@Adam: Well, we need Bobby at Port Authority so my office job is less boring!