Friday, August 14, 2020

Eagle takes down a drone

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bald-eagle-takes-down-michigan-government-drone-n1236687?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

 

The bird of prey attacked the Phantom 4 Pro Advanced quodcopter drone about 162 feet in the sky on July 21, "tearing off a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan," according to the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

"The attack could have been a territorial squabble with the electronic foe, or just a hungry eagle," the department said.

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I flew along some cliffs taking video, and when I reviewed the video, there were 2 hawks sitting in a tree close to where I was headed.  Apparently they weren't bothered much by my quadcopter.

 

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