Maj. Jim Ellis, 28th Bomb Wing flight safety officer and B-1 pilot, loads a shotgun with non-lethal bird scare ammunition near the airfield on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 4, 2013. Bird scare is used by Airmen assigned to the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program as a non-lethal method to disperse birds from specific regions and humanely reduce wildlife hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Released)