Bridges and Birds

[Ray Dunakin]

A while back I was out in the country flying near a couple of bridges. As I flew, dozens of swallows came out from under the bridges and starting swirling around my Mavic. Here's the video... music is "Pioneers" by Audionautix.

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Unfortunately iMovie deleted my title and I didn't notice until after I'd uploaded the movie.

 

[Merlin23]

Nice, smooth video....well done...and good tunes too! Lucky you didn't have a bird strike...but perhaps those swallows are not as aggresive as some other birds are...are you in CA?

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks. Yes, this was in southern CA.

 

[Skippy905]

I had the exact same thing. Filming house construction in an open field, and suddenly a bunch of swallows were circling. I shot straight up to scare them, but they would just keep circling. I headed back to where I was (only about 400m away) and they followed it right to my landing point. Never dive-bombed it, but it sure made me nervous.
Great shots thought.