Bitchy the Hawk

Bitchy, a 13 year old Harris hawk, may be the hardest working bird in the GTA. Tethered to a perch at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre other Toronto venues she intimidates seagulls and other nuisance birds and keeps them from snatching snacks away from fans at soccer games and concerts.

It's a lucrative gig for Bitchy. She keeps her salary secret but it is estimated that she makes about $100 per hour. At the end of her shift her handler, Rob Wernaart, takes her home to his large acreage near Milton where she was recently joined by a young Harris hawk named Xena.

More photos of Bitchy on the job by Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos at  Toronto Star Photo Blog