Bird attack on a drone by a Peregrine Falcon 

Many years ago I was flying in a radio controlled glider race on the Pacific coast near Watsonville, CA. I was in the lead when a small falcon flew in next to the fuselage behind the wing. It kept reaching up with its claws trying to grasp the trailing edge of the wing. I would dive to get away because I was afraid if it got ahold it would change the balance and maybe cause me to crash. It stayed with my sailplane for at least four circuits. Afterwards the other fliers kept asking for one of the brood!

Why not just play the footage uninterrupted?

Did it take down the uav?

Looks like a young one by the brown streaked chest, no doubt adults know better than to risk injury

I would think this would certainly qualify as an emergency situation justifying a departure from the max ceiling rule in order to avoid injury to the bird and loss of your drone. I wouldn't feel like another 50 feet or so in height to gain altitude on the bird temporarily to be unreasonable.

All that land and you hhave all these houses scrunched together? Wtf

I hate drones too! 😂

Would have liked to have seen this in real time with audio.

i hope he/she didnt go in the blades!

I would have just flown above the legal height limit. It's very unlikely that the police will detect that and even if they detected it's unlike they will fine for breaking the height limit unless there are aircrafts nearby

Avian predators really seem to have issues about their personal space....which they are under the impression is the wide open sky, as far as they can see. You just know some falcon or eagle decided to go after a 747 at some point, and got owned.

poor bird, where are the ornithologists!!!

HA HA....I Fly HIGH just for this reason

You constantly underestimate nature and what I can teach these things to do. Don't think just cause you can create a drone I won't find a way.

Dear GOD so much unnecessary editing! Just play the damn video!

You should see if you can out dive him. 😃

Be nice where in the hell do fixed income people get the money get real!

C.G.I. Not real.