Drones can be annoying

9 years 6 months ago #406514 by cod
It's not just human authorities who have problems with camera drones invading their airspace.



According to the original photographer...

"On Oct 8th, I was flying my quadcopter at Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, when a hawk decided he wasn't too happy with my invasion of his airspace...

As far as I could tell, the juvenile red-tailed hawk came out unscathed, and having defeated his prey, was happy to retreat. (As soon as he flew at me, I throttled down the props to try to minimize any harm to the bird.) The quadcopter came out unscathed as well. Funds generated through YouTube ads will be donated to the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
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Chris O'Donoghue
Winnipeg, Canada
codonoghue.prosite.com

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9 years 6 months ago #406533 by ShutterPal
I wonder how the hawks feet are?  Was the attack territorial?  I don't much about these birds.


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9 years 6 months ago #406554 by Luca
That's awesome!


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9 years 6 months ago #406586 by Roy Wilson
Now that was a rarity!  These birds are usually skiddish around man-made objects.  Aren't they?  I don't know enough about them, but thought that.  

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9 years 6 months ago #406681 by TGonzo
Good click.  I hope the bird was okay.


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9 years 6 months ago #406803 by Farestad
My neighbor just bought one of these and first day crashed it into a large tree.  It's still stuck up in it!  :pinch:

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9 years 6 months ago #406895 by Cory J
Well at least it was "Brown Hawk down"!  Get it get it :silly:


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9 years 6 months ago #406970 by KENT MELTON

Cory J wrote: Well at least it was "Brown Hawk down"!  Get it get it :silly:



good one ;)


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9 years 6 months ago #407086 by J Hemingway
It's not the drones that are annoying, it's the photographers flying them :silly:


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9 years 6 months ago #407099 by Uplander
:agree:  So true 


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