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Free with registration – The Gazette – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 20, 2007
Each spring and fall these pigeon racers drive to farflung places on Colorado’s eastern plains and even deep into Kansas just to set their birds loose and see which one comes back first. They know roughly when their birds should return from a race and they always settle in to watch for them. Their favorite moment to a man is when they see that first bird winging its way back toward its loft — especially if it’s earlier than they expected. “nce you’re bitten by the feather bug you don’t get away” Garcia said. n a recent Friday night nine members of the club gathered in Don Moore’s west-side garage surrounded.
Robotic falcon scares off pigeons
BBC News – Sep 19, 2007
"He has all the works and gizmos that make him pretend to be a real-life falcon" said Mr Kent. "The advantage with him is that you haven’t got the blood and feathers on the floor you don’t upset the general public and provided you use him intelligently with other methods of control you will reduce the pigeon population. "Mr Kent admitted the robotic bird "doesn’t always work". "Not all pigeons are afraid of hawks – and starlings don’t seem to be bothered by the robotic falcon" he said. Mr Barker added: "I think it’s a great idea as clearly pigeons are an issue in any town or city in the country. "Feral pigeons are vermin they carry disease and leave dirt behind them and we need to do something about controlling that. "Two remote-controlled falcons are currently being used on the Liver Building in Liverpool to keep pigeons at bay.
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CNN – Sep 18, 2007
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