Wayne Davis strolls with Rufus around an outer court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Wayne Davis strolls with Rufus around an outer court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Wayne Davis can check on Rufus' location with a tracking device on his cellphone. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Wayne Davis can check on Rufus' location with a tracking device on his cellphone. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Wayne Davis introduces Rufus to Wimbledon ball boys and girls in the morning before spectators arrive and play begins. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
WIMBLEDON, England — The emerald grass courts were glistening with dew Monday morning as Rufus the hawk made a big circle, then — like a fighter jet descending on an aircraft carrier — swooped down for a perfect landing on the gloved hand of Wayne Davis.
Rufus, the Harris hawk who patrols Wimbledon, often hops from seat to seat or perches to view Centre Court. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Rufus, the Harris hawk who patrols Wimbledon, often hops from seat to seat or perches to view Centre Court. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club …
Wayne Davis strolls with Rufus around an outer court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Wayne Davis strolls with Rufus around an outer court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Wayne Davis can check on Rufus' location with a tracking device on his cellphone. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Wayne Davis can check on Rufus' location with a tracking device on his cellphone. (Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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