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    lookupbrightnow reacted to Droning on and on...'s post in the thread Seagull problems! with Like Like.
    FWIW I encounter this routinely here on the west coast, Monterey Bay, north end to south. If I had to characterize the behavior, I'd simply call it territorial. When there are a lot of them flocking together, on the water and in the air, they...
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    lookupbrightnow reacted to waynorth's post in the thread Seagull problems! with Like Like.
    Seagulls don't confuse drones with food. There are lots of them where I live, and when they are nesting and have babies they will follow and simulate attack at the drone to protect their nests. Later in the summer they don't care much for the...
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    lookupbrightnow reacted to Yorkshire_Pud's post in the thread Seagull problems! with Like Like.
    It may depend on their motivation for the interest, if they are defending a nesting site then the 'interest' is likely to remain until the season is over and might end in collisions. If they are looking for an opportunistic snacks then ...
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    lookupbrightnow reacted to Hiwayman's post in the thread Seagull problems! with Like Like.
    In 7 years of flying....on the coast...I've had lots of interest from the gulls. Only one strike on a Mini 3....this year....the drone corrected itself luckily and I returned to home, no damage. My experience is that May and June are the worst...
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    Yesterday i was out testing my drone above a canal area in Edinburgh, and within a minute or two of flying, seagulls were clearly unhappy ( making some noise and flying around drone ) Trying to stay calm i flew away and up to approx 70m height...