Bird Attack

Bigdz · Apr 20, 2017

This happen to me Last week, didn't even see it coming til the last second. Thought for sure the bird was gonna take me out. Live and learn

BorisTheSpider · Apr 20, 2017

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This happen to me Last week, didn't even see it coming til the last second. Thought for sure the bird was gonna take me out. Live and learn

Close one - by the looks of his evasive dive the gull was thinking the same!

Bigdz · Apr 20, 2017

BorisTheSpider said:
Close one - by the looks of his evasive dive the gull was thinking the same!

I didn't think he was trying to attack more like startled...probably as surprised as I was...

jackk · Apr 20, 2017

bschaub said:
Like the old Migs in Nam days. Phantoms would out pull them in the vertical. But, don't play in the horizontal.

Yeah and definitely dont try descending to get out of the way, they'll always be quicker haha

Lou · May 31, 2017

Ya, this was my 1st pigeon encounter - a little tense when over deep water...

rstekeur · May 31, 2017

Bobaloo said:
At 1:45 in my video below, a flock of pigeons swarmed my Mavic so I got out of the area.

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Whats up with the bumping in your video?

xman1 · May 31, 2017

Hummingbirds don't like it either.

dwallersv · May 31, 2017

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This happen to me Last week, didn't even see it coming til the last second. Thought for sure the bird was gonna take me out. Live and learn

Man, it's times like this you with you were filming at 120fps -- even if it looks like crap.

dwallersv · May 31, 2017

Bigdz said:
I didn't think he was trying to attack more like startled...probably as surprised as I was...

Remember, birds are fixed-(highly flexible)-wing aircraft, and can't hover (humming birds excepted, but then as has been proven many times physics shows they can't fly anyway

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So, when a bird -- probably stoned drunk on those fermenting berries they eat -- happens to look over and see he's heading for a collision, he has to take evasive action... can't just stop.

rstekeur · May 31, 2017

Seagulls can be very agressive.

Ryan D · Jul 17, 2017

4wd · Jul 17, 2017

Oyster Catchers here this evening - four in tight formation trying to intimidate it so close the OA warning was triggered.
They fly very fast too.

Hauptmann · Jul 17, 2017

Generally there are two types of aggressive birds (seagulls excepted, I've never flown near with them): raptors, thinking your quad is something to eat; and nesting birds, trying to protect their nests. For the raptor, the best defense is to climb (an MP can out-climb any bird) . For the others, I just get away from them so they don't have to worry.

stratos · Jul 17, 2017

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if you see a bird around always engage sport mode and climb as fast as you can.

Never descent.

By climbing they will believe you are a predator.
Prey always dive.
Raptors always climb for attack

SoapyGolem · Jul 19, 2017

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Wtf ! What kind of bird is that? That didn't look like a hawk... the bird attacked from underneath the drone... so I dont know what you could of done

butterflyslicer · Jul 19, 2017

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Cool.
That bastard ate my chickens too.

butterflyslicer · Jul 19, 2017

stratos said:
if you see a bird around always engage sport mode and climb as fast as you can.

Never descent.

By climbing they will believe you are a predator.
Prey always dive.
Raptors always climb for attack

Good tip.

Lou · Jul 19, 2017

SoapyGolem said:
Wtf ! What kind of bird is that? That didn't look like a hawk... the bird attacked from underneath the drone... so I dont know what you could of done

Given the brief glimpse and the behavior of the bird, I am going to guess you were duelling with a Leucistic Red Tailed Hawk. It is a relatively rare genetic mutation of the very common Red Tailed Hawk except they lack most the usual pigment.

royster · Jul 19, 2017

I've had an Osprey/circle chase my P3A, realized I was near their nest. Tthe worst in past few days, Barn swallows! come at you in flocks of 10 -20 birds screaming at my Mavic, circling close, as above, straight up seems to confuse them. I figure the old barn on that property is home, I just don't go near home anymore