He meets Caprice, the hawk who works for the city of Burnaby
It is majestic, vigilant and elegant.
The hawk is whim and it has a very important job in the city of Burnaby.
Caprice-Che is a Hawk by Harris-Protex the Eco-Centre of Burnaby, where recycling and compost are periodically left throughout the week.
The center seems to be close to SPOT POSATOIO PEOPLEWhere thousands of crows from all over Vancouver gather every evening and are naturally attracted to compost.
It is the task of Caprice to keep these birds at bay.
“At the moment we would be flooded with bombing birds for diving if we did not have the hawk here,” said Zac Der, an officer of the city’s environmental services.
Caprice The Hawk Guards The Burnaby Eco Center from Crows and Gulls attracted by compost waste. As Michelle Gomez reports, the presence of Caprice alone keeps birds away.
Burnaby is not the first city to use birds to remove birds: other cities, including Cuquitlam, Toronto and Ottawa, have used birds of prey to protect landfills.
Der said that the city started to take Hawks to protect the station over a decade ago after starting to collect compost.
He said that the members of the community complained that the birds made a mess, dropping compost and excrement objects in large quantities in the neighborhood.
The goal of the hawk is not that of prey to local birds, but rather than preventing them from going down on the waste.
As a natural predator of crows and other smaller birds such as seagulls, the presence of the Hawks alone keeps them away.
“Even if the hawk is only to rest or is only present, it is sufficient that you will not see practically any bird,” said Der.
Laura Lankford, who works for Falcon Bird Control, is the manager and friend of Caprice.
“He is fierce; he is a warrior and he is a sweet half,” said Lankford while Caprice has settled on his arm.
Under Lankford’s supervision, Caprice patrols the center during the day from Monday to Thursday. This is when the compost is located at the transfer station in which it is dropped and subsequently collected to be brought to its next destination.
“It’s a free buffet and (the crows) love it,” Lankford said.
Caprice spends his days perched around the parking lot and flies high, but Lankford says he always returns to the end.
“When the pylorus around, this makes them really nervous,” Larkford said.
What about Caprice’s payment?
Many snacks and pets.
