Raven 1, drone 0

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By John Baichtal
Posted 2010/06/21 @ 6:38 am
Category Fun & Games

Found on DIY Drones, this excellent video shows the dangers of sending your drone into a bird’s turf!

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6 Responses to Raven 1, drone 0

RocketGuy on June 21st, 2010 at 12:00 pm said:

I love diy drones, and am building one myself.

That said, I gotta root for the Raven.

We hassle birds enough with big planes, so whenever I’m out with my RC wing, I do my best to “yield the sky” to them. I’ve had a few encounters with birds, but generally am able to outrun them and get out of their way.

Also, Ravens will recognize and remember you. For years. Be nice or wear a ski mask. Seriously.

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- dZed on June 21st, 2010 at 1:19 pm said:
  
  Some of the smartest birds out there, for sure. I applaud your deference to their space.
  
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- vivi on June 21st, 2010 at 1:40 pm said:
  
  Do they make the association with you and the plane?
  
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npkeith.myopenid.com on June 21st, 2010 at 12:51 pm said:

Everyone keeps calling this a raven, but it looks like a magpie to me – aren’t ravens all black and much bigger?

It looks more like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_Magpie

than this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Raven.

Both are corvids, a family of birds that include crows, ravens, magpies, jays and others, and that are known to be inquisitive (curious), aquisitive (thieving…), and smart.

Crows have been taped playing in the snow, and scrub jays are smart enough to move food they hid in the presence of another jay, after that jay is gone (I’m a thief, so he probably is too, better put it somewhere else…)

Just geeking out a little…

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big body small brain on June 21st, 2010 at 5:38 pm said:

it is simple,
make bigger plane and attach a fearless cat

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gekizai on August 14th, 2010 at 6:21 am said:

“Git off mah lawn!”

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