There a hawk kite on an orange fishing pole flying from the top of a building close to Marconi House. It's a 'scare-hawk' apparently. #iand
— Ian Dempsey (@IanDempsey) August 27, 2013
It was spotted flying outside the window on top of one of the buildings near the Today FM studios in Dublin.
However, it didn’t move very far and we realised pretty quickly it was a fake on a pole.
It turned out to be a kite that looked like a hawk, designed to scare away other birds.
Bird Control Ireland Ltd got in touch to say that the hawk kite was supplied by them - info at www.birdcontrol.ie
Here's a bit of useless trivia for you: did you know that the fear of birds is called Ornithophobia?
You may not be a free bird but you're doing a great job:
