• Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 26 2011, Martin Croucher Story, Falcon vs Pigeons -Mimr a 5 year old Red-Naped Shaheem Falcon circles the property chasing Pigeons away by his presence being there. ( not shown) David Stead owner operator of Al Hurr Falconry, his Falconare used to control Pigeons at Major resorts. Mike Young
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 26 2011, Martin Croucher Story, Falcon vs Pigeons -Mimr a 5 year old Red-Naped Shaheem Falcon circles the property chasing Pigeons away by his presence being there. ( not shown) David Stead owner operator of Al Hurr Falconry, his Falconare used to control Pigeons at Major resorts. Mike Young
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr scares away a pigeon. seen on lower-left of the picture. Mike Young / The National
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr scares away a pigeon. seen on lower-left of the picture. Mike Young / The National
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr circles the Al Qasr resort. Mike Young / The National
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr circles the Al Qasr resort. Mike Young / The National
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr, a five year old red-naped Shaheen falcon, takes flight from handler, David Stead's glove. Mike Young / The National
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr, a five year old red-naped Shaheen falcon, takes flight from handler, David Stead's glove. Mike Young / The National
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr, a five year old red-naped Shaheen falcon, with her handler David Stead. David Stead ,owner and operator of Al Hurr Falconry, use his falcons to control pigeons at major resorts in Dubai. Mike Young / The National
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr, a five year old red-naped Shaheen falcon, with her handler David Stead. David Stead ,owner and operator of Al Hurr Falconry, use his falcons to control pigeons at major resorts in Dubai. Mike Young / The National
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr is rewarded for her work with chicken meat after finishing her patrol of the resort. David Stead, 39, starts his day at 5am, the Burj Al Arab being his first "flap". From there, he tours the city, flying falcons for 20 minutes t???
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr is rewarded for her work with chicken meat after finishing her patrol of the resort. David Stead, 39, starts his day at 5am, the Burj Al Arab being his first "flap". From there, he tours the city, flying falcons for 20 minutes t???
  • Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr is rewarded for her work with chicken meat after finishing her patrol of the resort. Using falcons as a means of pest control has been around for some time and numerous companies in Europe and North America use the birds to keep???
    Dubai - July 26 2011: Nimr is rewarded for her work with chicken meat after finishing her patrol of the resort. Using falcons as a means of pest control has been around for some time and numerous companies in Europe and North America use the birds to keep???

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