Close encounter with a bird of prey

JoostGT3 · Apr 4, 2018

As I was so impressed with the moment, I made a composite image of the shots., for the true fans

MarcObarlow · Apr 4, 2018

That composite is excellent!

JoostGT3 · Apr 4, 2018

MarcObarlow said:
That composite is excellent!

Thanks Marc! Thumbswayup

Tinmania · Apr 4, 2018

JoostGT3 said:
As I was so impressed with the moment, I made a composite image of the shots., for the true fans

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Love it. Amazing how mother nature mastered flight well before we humans even existed.

Mike

JoostGT3 · Apr 4, 2018

Thanks Mike! Yeah, I was kinda star struck!

RayMorris · Apr 4, 2018

Absolutely stunning!! Bit scary, but worth if for the shot!!

JoostGT3 · Apr 4, 2018

Thanks Ray, appreciated! To be honest, I only later realized how little would have been needed for it to attack...

pgh1949 · Apr 7, 2018

Wonderful! I had a similar encounter the other day while flying in the nearby hills. In my case I was " buzzed" by a peregrine falcon. The first I knew about it was when the collision avoidance kicked in and the drone suddenly stopped. It's magical having an encounter with a wild animal in their own element.

Here's my footage...

Phrillseeker · Apr 7, 2018

JoostGT3 said:
So the other day I was flying with my Mavic Pro over the river near my hometown.
Just cruisin', as the weather was quite ok for the first time in days, but nothing special to film.

I spotted a bird in the distance, and tried to get a bit closer, but I could have never dreamt of how the footage would turn out!

I hope you'll enjoy the film just as much as I did! Definitely made my day!

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