In Japan there is now a minor boom in falconry: crows are attacking solar power plants with stones, and the only effective way to keep crows away is to deploy falcons. One trained falcon making 60 attack sorties a day can protect 100,000 solar panels from vengeful crows.
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It is unknown why crows bombard solar panels, possibly it is a game. The stones seldom directly crack panels, but the crows are experts at placing stones or other garbage just so that they stay on top of the panel, soon causing overheating and destruction or permanent damage.
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The "falcons" don't actually hurt any crows because the crows are way too nimble to get caught but they do establish a territory letting the crows know who's the new boss. Falcons wouldn't stand much of a chance if a few crows actually wanted a fight and stood their ground.
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Yes the bird in the photo isn't a falcon I just used the term as a "catchall" since the actual falconers uses birds of several different species. Japanese falconers sometimes train with owl but not for this kind of job.
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Long falconers. Short crows
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