Really need a tip to scare seagulls away

[Dakarenduro]

Just went for a flight. This is what is waiting for my mavic on take off and landing. A circling swarm of hawks and birds that get quite annoyed the the drone!

 

[UncleEds72]

+1 on the 12 gauge, but realistically bottle rockets should be safer and cheaper

 

[USAirborne]

I have found that fighting with territorial birds (hawks mostly) is a losing battle. I cut my losses and fly in a safer location.

I have found that if you pull up and go higher you can lose them or fly in a safer location just like Brevanskc suggested.

 

[ruggb]

A holographic silver or gold skin may be worth a shot.
It's the stuff they hang in strips around orchards etc that move in the wind and scare off birds . . .

Holographic Mavic Skin

Holographic Skin for your Mavic made of high quality automotive grade vinyl

www.maxxuav.com

You might have to contact other drone skin / wrap companies to see if there are more on the market.

I've seen that on Alliexpress.com

 

[Chip]

This guy says his kite cleans out a 1/4 to 1/2 mile of airspace

 

[Chip]

Got another idea. Mount the speaker and play an audio loop of alpha seagull screeching. This guy on the video sounds convincing. Not sure if screeching would be more or less effective than beeper. Any wildlife biologists in the house?

 

[Haggar]

Since the days of the Wright brothers, mankind has waged war upon our feathered friends at every airport around the globe. And lost.

Amen.

 

[Olav van Gerven]

I don't know, but it might be a try: Take a picture of your mother in law and stick it to the front of the drone...

No serious, We invade the habitat of the seaguls (and other birds) with our drones and will have to live with the fact, that they try to defend their habitat. No reason for invasive action against seagulls.

 

[Rockycat]

Dump a bag of potato chips away from where you want to fly. you should have a few minutes of bird free flying time till the chips are gone.

 

[Loduklodge]

We've taught seagulls not to be scarred of humans or our inventions, hence why they move at theast second just about your going to mow them down with your car. As for .12ga seagulls are an protected bird so illegal to shoot them, you could shoot in the air to scare them but they'll be back in seconds after the shot. Id move because they will not

 

[Chip]

Saw this video and it gave me an idea. Big eye decals on front and rear of drone because scientific studies show that seagulls are "averse to human gaze."



I think the FAA should mandate big eyes on all commercial UAVS for safety reasons.

NOTE: According to the researcher only a "very small number of urban gulls" actually participate in stealing!

 

[E90RAW]

I won't surrender
Camouflage v1 as a quick fix with blue masking tape and red electric tape
Eyes on the top and at the back since they bomb-dive from up above or attack like eagles from the back..

If this does not work , camouflage v2, will have a light 6-foot long fiberglass kite spar across with 2 red plums on the tips to make it look bigger than a seagull

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Get a bigger drone!!! How about alka seltzer??

 

[bumper]

As others mentioned, a piezo siren/sounder may be worth trying. This small one is supposed to be loud and will work with a 9 VDC battery.
https://www.allelectronics.com/item/es-10/extra-loud-mini-piezo-siren/1.htmlA

 

[Greekislandlover]

I live on the coast opposite so totally understand the problem! Vermin.

I have found that flying high sometimes helps. After all they basically want food. and there isn't much of that high up. A lot of my footage of the coast has birds flying below me, so that's my tip, but I do appreciate that you sometimes want lower shots.

It's always amusing when we get visitors from London who aren't used to them how aggressive the little monsters are!

 

[bushie]

Guess we are lucky here. Our seagulls are a different breed to the Northern hemisphere ones and they take zero notice of my Mavic.