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Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly, so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very s(...)
Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly, so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very s(...)

Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly, so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very s(...)

Date3/1/1988
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  • Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly, so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very s(...)
  • Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly; so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very seriously. Raptors like Sky Raker; shown with falconer Dominic DiCarlo; are key to Pearson's low bird strike rate. Skyraker is assisted in the falcon patrol by three other peregrines; a gyrfalcon and a prairie falcon.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Skyraker's ready for take-off. Collisions between birds and aircraft can be deadly; so Pearson International Airport takes its falconry program very seriously. Raptors like Sky Raker; shown with falconer Dominic DiCarlo; are key to Pearson's low bird strike rate. Skyraker is assisted in the falcon patrol by three other peregrines; a gyrfalcon and a prairie falcon.
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