Wouldn't it be cheaper and more effective to use *actual* hawks?

And what happens when the robot hawks scare away all the pigeons? They work their way up the food chain, that's what happens.

And then it's only a matter of time before we're fending-off air-borne robotic carnivores whose sole directive is to eliminate any other warm-blooded target.

And then the manufacturers of steel-reinforced umbrellas see their stock prices go through the roof.

"You're coming with me, creep"

"Cooh ? "

Ah, live hawks. Yes, NYC does or was using live hawks to hunt down rats and pigeons in Bryant Park. One of them caught a small dog, though and was suspended from the program. The dog was fine. I posted the story on plime, but alas, it has turned into digital debris.

Here's an older story.

I thought we where using Peregrine Falcons?