Birds and drones, scientific study

[Clipper707]

My P2V+ was swarmed by aggressive Burmese crows. This link shows the video from the drone and from a camera on the ground.

They became increasingly more aggressive, even following it back to where I had launched it from.

 

[eaglewoodfilms]

Here's my latest encounter with birds. Was quite scary once they took of, but luckily no-one was harmed.

 

[Randolph_Kricke]

Hi all,, now there's a very detailed study of this topic published, see Unmanned aircraft systems as a new source of disturbance for wildlife: A systematic review.
Best, Randolph

 

[AirMan05446]

Only been at it for a while, but I was flying around a pond with a lot of ducks and geese. I was careful to stay away from them, but when I landed there was a few nearby walking around. They didn't seem to even notice what was going on.

My guess is they are so used to the park workers with noisy mowing gear plus people and noise in general.

 

[macoman]

Geese are more likely to attack a drone. I noticed that when I flew few weeks in a local park. That study about drones that Randolph linked is truth. Geese are very tough and when they are in group they are more resilient to attack anything that bothers them.

 

[Tarkington Studios]

Here's my latest encounter with birds. Was quite scary once they took of, but luckily no-one was harmed.

Awesomeness [emoji106]