tags: falconry, raptors, airport bird strikes, Birdman of JFK, streaming video
A single bird can take out a jet engine, with potentially catastrophic results. There is, however, an ingenious and natural way way of keeping the birds out of the path of airplanes as they take off and land -- falconry. This 2001 video does an excellent job detailing the lives of the falcons and the man who works with them at JFK airport [8:37]
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