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While cricket has accepted the Decision Review System without the Hawk-Eye, Wimbledon has deployed one of its own. Though, they have taken the term quite literally.
To keep off the pigeons flying around Wimbledon, Rufus, a three-year-old hawk, has been put to work. He helps keep the place clean and prevents distractions on court.
According to a Daily Mail report, Rufus is a Harris hawk and is a firm fixture around SW19, flaunting his own pass showing his job title: Bird Scarer.
"He provides more of a deterrent really, and keeps the pigeons away from court and stops them nesting rather than eating them," Wayne Davis, his keeper, said.
Davis and Rufus arrive every day at 5.30am and work for four hours. The Hawk flies around the London tennis capital, keeping pigeons at bay.
"He is very popular. People are mesmerised by birds of prey. And in this context, people are often surprised to see Rufus," Davis said.
"But he's very good. I trained him to be used to people and all the things he would encounter in his work," he added.
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To keep off the pigeons flying around Wimbledon, Rufus, a three-year-old hawk, has been put to work. He helps keep the place clean and prevents distractions on court.
According to a Daily Mail report, Rufus is a Harris hawk and is a firm fixture around SW19, flaunting his own pass showing his job title: Bird Scarer.
"He provides more of a deterrent really, and keeps the pigeons away from court and stops them nesting rather than eating them," Wayne Davis, his keeper, said.
Davis and Rufus arrive every day at 5.30am and work for four hours. The Hawk flies around the London tennis capital, keeping pigeons at bay.
"He is very popular. People are mesmerised by birds of prey. And in this context, people are often surprised to see Rufus," Davis said.
"But he's very good. I trained him to be used to people and all the things he would encounter in his work," he added.
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