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Discussion in 'Phantom 2 Vision + Discussion' started by clayton4115, Apr 17, 2015.

  1. clayton4115

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    Eagle decided to attack my quadcopter, had to make an emergency decent and landing
     

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    #1 clayton4115, Apr 17, 2015
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    Great capture and save. You were extremely lucky, as was the bird.
     
    #2 Jeff48920, Apr 17, 2015
  3. clayton4115

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    yes there were another 3 or 4 hovering around, so I brought the quad down quickly.
     
    #3 clayton4115, Apr 17, 2015
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    Looks like a red tail hawk.
     
    #4 PhantomPhreak, Apr 17, 2015
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    Definitely a hawk. But great pic nonetheless.
     
    #5 Bowhunterman, Apr 18, 2015
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    Awesome shot.
     
    #6 andycappvn, Apr 18, 2015
  7. clayton4115

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    thanks guys, I think it was more luck than anything else, perhaps they saw the quad as threat in their area.
     
    #7 clayton4115, Apr 18, 2015
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    Yeah. Wildlife can be nasty. Same thing happened to me last year
     
    #8 DrJoe, Apr 19, 2015
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    Nice pic
     
    #9 GSSP, Apr 19, 2015
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