A bald eagle took down a government drone in Michigan, tearing off a propeller & sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan

[basquebromance]

God bless America!

Bald eagle takes down Michigan government drone

The device was mapping shoreline erosion when it was attacked in the air.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Gdjjr]

using coverings for the devices that would make them look less like seagulls

 

[tycho1572]

Bird attacks on drones aren’t uncommon.

I was flying one about two miles down a shoreline when I started getting alerts from one of the proximity sensors. While I didn’t see anything on camera, I do believe it was bird that approached the drone from the rear.

 

[tycho1572]

 

[whitehall]

Nice to see bald eagles are still around after Obama gave the "wind industry" the O.K. to kill them.

 

[tycho1572]

Nice to see bald eagles are still around after Obama gave the "wind industry" the O.K. to kill them.

It isn’t uncommon to see osprey and eagles where I live.
I think it was an osprey that approached the drone I flying.