A Harris’s Hawk. I’m sure there a cheap gag about nominative determinism in there somewhere but it’s too early and I’ve not had coffee yet.

by TheKingMonkey

20 comments

  1. Handsome fellow. And for those that don’t know, they just scare off the pigeons, they don’t kill them when on duty. Can’t guarantee what happens when they aren’t on the clock, though . . .

  2. Is this a new thing? I’ve never seen Trafalgar Square without pigeons

  3. I didn’t know we had one.🫡 I always thought than the food ban was enough .
    The pigeons are intelligent and go where the food is.. like round the corner where i live where an old lady give them food…

  6. We too engage with a company to provide Harris Hawks for our extensive pigeon issues. Always a delight to greet them and say hello on their rounds.

  9. lol, Right? He’s like the ultimae pigeon bouncer—keeping the peace while looking sharp.

  10. He needs a little hat or waistcoat so we know he’s an official.

  11. Im sure a falconer lost this contract as it attacked a small dog about 10 years ago

  12. I don’t want to be rude but he’s doing a terrible
    job.

  13. I’d love to borrow it to get rid of some of the pigeons where I live.

  14. Sad day, I still remember trying to smuggle a pigeon into a taxi on my head.

  17. so you’re saying trafalgar square is protected by falcons? I wonder if they are regulation falcons

  19. Need more hawks. Trafalgar Square is loaded with pigeons.

  20. Harris’s Hawk is native to Central and South America and is notable for hunting in packs rather than solo.

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