And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, December 6, 2024
This aggressive falcon in South Bay, Los Angeles, didn’t enjoy model plane enthusiasts getting too close to her nest.
I saw something like this involving a drone. I was hiking on a traverse below a ridge when I noticed a drone above me and following along as I moved. I had just given it the "ur #1" hand signal when out of nowhere a turkey vulture came down and struck it hard enough to send it tumbling out of control. Amazingly, to me anyway, the drone stabilized, regained control and altitude and flew of. We have lots of turkey vultures in this area and I have never seen one take on anything in flight.
The statement that comes to mind when I see this is: "If man was supposed to fly, he'd have wings."
ReplyDeleteI saw something like this involving a drone. I was hiking on a traverse below a ridge when I noticed a drone above me and following along as I moved. I had just given it the "ur #1" hand signal when out of nowhere a turkey vulture came down and struck it hard enough to send it tumbling out of control. Amazingly, to me anyway, the drone stabilized, regained control and altitude and flew of. We have lots of turkey vultures in this area and I have never seen one take on anything in flight.
ReplyDeletecrows will do the same thing.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason this brings to mind the Buck Rogers tv series...
ReplyDeleteThat’s not going to taste good.
ReplyDeletePeregrine Falcon. Nicknamed "The Prince of the Predators"
ReplyDeleteThe Falcon is pretty mad. Calla
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