Alaska Native NewsLasers may keep birds out of Fairbanks grain plots
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Photo by Kieran Gleason. In May 2024, a laser atop a tower at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm scans the fields using a pre-programmed pattern designed to scare hungry birds away from freshly planted grain.
The resonant, musical rattle of the sandhill crane in May signifies spring for many of us....
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Lasers may keep birds out of Fairbanks grain plots - Alaska Native News
The resonant, musical rattle of the sandhill crane in May signifies spring for many of us. But the birds can pose a problem for farms. This summer, a green laser beam has been flashing across the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ farm fields to scare off the cranes and other birds. Cranes have a taste for […]