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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, educates members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing about birds common in the region and the hazards they present at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham monitors the flocking habits of small birds near the flightline in an effort to prevent bird strikes to aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, retrieves a dead pigeon that could attract foxes and other predators toward the flightline area at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham controls the wildlife population in the area through the use of ballistics, habitat modification and education in an effort to reduce aircraft strikes that can hamper the support the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing provides to degrade and defeat the Islamic State during Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, disperses birds settling in an area known as the "Green Mile," a manmade sewage runoff expanse with a lush, green environment that provides food, water and shelter attractive to wild animals at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham uses ballistics multiple times per day to frighten birds and other creatures away to minimize the strike hazard to aircraft supporting the mission to destroy and degrade the Islamic State. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, disperses birds settling in an area known as the "Green Mile," a manmade sewage runoff expanse with a lush, green environment that provides food, water and shelter attractive to wild animals at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham uses ballistics multiple times per day to frighten birds and other creatures away from the area in an effort to control the wildlife population near aircraft and flightline operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, observes bird patterns near the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham runs the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program on the base and monitors and bird and wildlife activity in the area to mitigate and reduce threats to aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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Bird guides, binoulars and ballistics keep the birds at bay

Dave Tresham, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist, controls the pigeon population near the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 3, 2015. Tresham frequently monitors bird nesting and perching habits near aircraft supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in an effort to reduce bird aircraft strikes that cost millions of dollars in damage and take lives annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brittany E. Jones)
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