US: Bald eagle attacks state drone worth $950, mistakes it for a rival bird

A bald eagle attacked and destroyed a government drone that was flying above Lake Michigan. According to reports, drone was on an environmental monitoring mission. As a part of mission, drone was mapping shoreline erosion near Escanaba in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to document and help communities cope with high water levels.

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Bald Eagle attacks drone

Hunter King who was drone pilot and also an environmental quality analyst reportedly said that about 7 minutes of mapping were completed but n satellite reception became spotty. Reports suggest that Phantom 4 Pro vanced qucopter drone was about 162ft in sky when it was mistaken for a rival bird by bald eagle. drone was worth $950. As a result of this attack, EGLE’s drone team is considering ways to prevent such attacks in future. y are planning to come up with designs that would make it less likely for eagles to mistake drones for rival birds.

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According to reports, re were two bird watchers who witnessed attack. y reportedly said that y didn’t realize it was a drone. drone sent 27 warning tifications in 3.5 seconds that it took to fall down into water. One warning tification was about missing propeller. Reports suggest that drone landed in 4 feet of water about 150 feet offshore. EGLE’s drone team also reached out to Michigan Department of Natural Resources to see if anything could be done legally. However, a spokesperson reportedly said that ncy has authority to issue corrective action tices against wildlife. He ded, re is thing that y could do as nature is unforgiving and cruel.

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