https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/bald-eagle...rly-grave/

Quote:America’s bird scored a small victory against the surveillance state last month in Michigan, sending a government-operated drone to its death. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) confirmed on Thursday that a bald eagle took down a Phantom 4 Pro Advanced on July 21 as the aircraft hovered 162 feet over Lake Michigan.

The story goes that EGLE environmental quality analyst Hunter King was “mapping shoreline erosion for use in the agency’s efforts to document and help communities cope with high water levels.”

After several minutes of said mapping, King commanded the drone to “Go Home.” It did not make it because the bald eagle—possibly a Fourth Amendment advocate outraged by the surveillance of its community—flew into action.

Quote:The bald eagle tore off the $950 drone’s propeller, resulting in a 160-foot-plus free fall. It’s been speculated that the eagle was hungry or may have thought that the drone was a seagull, but maybe it just likes the Constitution.

(08-15-2020 03:46 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/bald-eagle...rly-grave/

Quote:America’s bird scored a small victory against the surveillance state last month in Michigan, sending a government-operated drone to its death. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) confirmed on Thursday that a bald eagle took down a Phantom 4 Pro Advanced on July 21 as the aircraft hovered 162 feet over Lake Michigan.

The story goes that EGLE environmental quality analyst Hunter King was “mapping shoreline erosion for use in the agency’s efforts to document and help communities cope with high water levels.”

After several minutes of said mapping, King commanded the drone to “Go Home.” It did not make it because the bald eagle—possibly a Fourth Amendment advocate outraged by the surveillance of its community—flew into action.

Quote:The bald eagle tore off the $950 drone’s propeller, resulting in a 160-foot-plus free fall. It’s been speculated that the eagle was hungry or may have thought that the drone was a seagull, but maybe it just likes the Constitution.

I have to imagine the eagle might be a little nicked up after its encounter with a propeller.