DRONE AND BALD EAGLE IN AERIAL COMBAT!

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DRONE AND BALD EAGLE IN AERIAL COMBAT!
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• A US department drone pilot recently used a
  quadcopter to take aerial images of Lake
  Michigans coastline to monitor erosion on the
  shore, when a series of warnings in quick
  succession, flashed up ominously on his handset.
  One of the warnings told him that a propeller had
  come off the drone, and when he looked at live
  images of the drone camera on his iPad, he
  watched in horror as it began spiraling
  dramatically downward. As he glanced up and away
  from the screen, the drone had disappeared from
  view, and all that could be seen in the skies
  where it once flew, was a huge bald eagle,
  soaring away.

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• While the drone pilot couldnt officially confirm
  that the bald eagle had caused the drones
  downfall (literally!), a couple who were close by
  when it happened, stated that they saw the eagle
  strike something as if in attack mode, and were
  later surprised to discover that it had been a
  drone. The eagle may not have actually grabbed
  the drone as if it were prey, but certainly it
  touched it in some way, most likely with its
  talons.
• Several days later, after physical searches
  proved fruitless, the quadcopter which had cost
  950 was located using iPad data, and the crash
  site was identified as having occurred around 150
  feet from the shore, leaving he drone submerged
  in around 4 feet of water subsequent searches
  using kayaks were unable to locate it.

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• As many birds and creatures are highly
  territorial, its perhaps no surprise that this
  particular bald eagle might have viewed the
  unmanned aerial object as a threat, and in a
  desire to protect its territory, had attacked it.
  Or, maybe out of hunger, the eagle had tried to
  capture the drone and make a rather chewy meal
  out of it. I guess well never know. It is a
  widely known fact that drones have been attacked
  by birds in the past though, and while it may not
  be a common risk, its a significant one that
  shouldnt be ignored, and some drone
  manufacturers are trying to devise methods and
  countermeasures to protect their drones from such
  attacks. However, its also quite possible that
  such occurrences may never be prevented entirely,
  and that bird/drone conflicts may be unavoidable
  in some instances.

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• Its important that if youre operating a drone,
  you do everything in your power not to cause
  intentional harm, stress or disruption to any
  living creature, and if youre unsure of how best
  to do this, contact a drone specialist who can
  help ensure that you adhere to all state and
  federal laws and regulations when it comes to
  flying drones outside.
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