Oh, the humanity!

[Rustyoznail]

Australian Raven Attacks Drone Delivering Coffee

 

[MillieDynamite]

Australian Raven Attacks Drone Delivering Coffee

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[Rustyoznail]

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[NotWise]

Australian Raven Attacks Drone Delivering Coffee

Maybe the bird wanted tea.

That was a big drone. If raven attacks became a thing here, then they could delay production schedules for tv and movies. They use drones now to film overhead shots.

On the other hand, I've only seen one pair of ravens in the city. They were impressively large. Maybe the drones need to have bird defense.

 

[PennameWombat]

Ripped from the headlines! My 2020 Winter Holidays entry had a bird attacking a drone as a key plot point . And there, in a story about mermaids and interstellar travel I thought THAT was the hard to believe stretch

At least we have proof of this one. This other has been rattling around a while from a place I once lived in:
Portland Woman Creates a Loyal Air Force of Crows. The headline says 'army' but they're crows, they're an air force.

 

[TxRad]

I'd say the drone needs a tail-gunner.

 

[NotWise]

Ripped from the headlines! My 2020 Winter Holidays entry had a bird attacking a drone as a key plot point . And there, in a story about mermaids and interstellar travel I thought THAT was the hard to believe stretch

At least we have proof of this one. This other has been rattling around a while from a place I once lived in:
Portland Woman Creates a Loyal Air Force of Crows. The headline says 'army' but they're crows, they're an air force.

Our local parallel would be a trained troupe of roadrunners dashing to the rescue. They socialize easily (feed them mealy worms). I was very nervous the only time I've encountered one near eye-level. They're predators with 2-inch long spears for beaks. If your population of lizards and song birds is too big, then they'll take care of it for you.

 

[PennameWombat]

Our local parallel would be a trained troupe of roadrunners dashing to the rescue. They socialize easily (feed them mealy worms). I was very nervous the only time I've encountered one near eye-level. They're predators with 2-inch long spears for beaks. If your population of lizards and song birds is too big, then they'll take care of it for you.

It only took one roadrunner to take care of Wile E. Coyote. I can't imagine what a bunch of them working together could do...

 

[gunhilltrain]

It only took one roadrunner to take care of Wile E. Coyote. I can't imagine what a bunch of them working together could do...

I suspect that in real life the roadrunners sometimes lose those battles. A very clever cartoon anyway; I loved watching it as a kid.

 

[SimonDoom]

Counter the unkindness of ravens with a murder of crows.

 

[NotWise]

I suspect that in real life the roadrunners sometimes lose those battles. A very clever cartoon anyway; I loved watching it as a kid.

I loved those cartoons -- especially the ones that I saw in the theaters as a kid before the main feature. It shouldn't be a surprise that the cartoons don't really relate to reality.

In the neighborhood around my office the roadrunners are fairly small, socialized, and probably mostly male. Around my house they aren't so social. They're bigger, probably mostly female, and they aren't your friend. They are especially not your house cat's friend.

 

[KeithD]

Maybe you should have your cat live at your office.

 

[ishtat]

That was a big drone. If raven attacks became a thing here, then they could delay production schedules for tv and movies. They use drones now to film overhead shots.

On the other hand, I've only seen one pair of ravens in the city. They were impressively large. Maybe the drones need to have bird defense.

The drone is big. The Raven is 21 inches long with a wingspan of 40 inches. They are very territorial and normally when a Raven flies through another birds territory, they emit a loud single cry of "caa," which tells the resident birds "just passing through" and no attack occurs. My wife, a keen birder, tells me that someone in National Parks fitted a drone with a recording of this call and it was never attacked.

Although slightly disturbing I personally prefer the image of a large Texan suitably armed riding on the Ravens tail with murderous intent. Altitude, however, may be an issue.

 

[jaF0]

Australian Raven Attacks Drone Delivering Coffee

Quoth the Raven, Coffeemore.

Counter the unkindness of ravens with a murder of crows.

Unless the latter is named Russell.

 

[TadOverdon]

 

[Handley_Page]

I'd love to know what it is that occasionally Eats local pigeons; especially in my back garden. Every now and then, I come out to a pile of feathers and occasionally a few bits of bone stuff. I've never seen this avian attack (I really don't think it''s the local cats).

But it's cool and I am in need of some decent coffee.

 

[PoisonPen33]

Australian Raven Attacks Drone Delivering Coffee

Paging Chloe to the thread...

 

[Kumquatqueen]

The story is told that should the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, England will fall. Whether we'd notice is another question, but certainly a number of breeding pairs are kept on standby to deliver to the Tower as needed.

There's a story to be written where the ravens rise up to defend London from drone attack - rather than just stealing sandwiches and scaring small children.

 

[NotWise]

I'd love to know what it is that occasionally Eats local pigeons; especially in my back garden. Every now and then, I come out to a pile of feathers and occasionally a few bits of bone stuff. I've never seen this avian attack (I really don't think it''s the local cats).

But it's cool and I am in need of some decent coffee.

Hawks like pigeons. They usually disassemble them from a roost above ground, so what reaches the ground is scattered bits and pieces. Large owls might take pigeons, too.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote:

Road Runners are carnivores; they don't go for birdseed. They might go for cats, but reptiles are more to their liking. A group of them will even work together to take on a rattlesnake. One will dart in to draw the snake's strike, and then, while the snake is re-coiling for another strike after missing the fast-moving bird, the other road runners will dart in and out for quick pecks. They'll keep this up until they have a dead rattler to share.

Ravens, Crows, and Drones:

We're not allowed to take down someone's drone here, no matter what it's doing. So, putting the raven story together with the protective crows (no ravens in my neighbourhood), I can see the possibilities in befriending the local crows and have them take care of the annoying drones.

 

[jaF0]

Hmmmmm, idea.... Raven shaped drone as a drone killer. Airborne killer bot wars.

 

[NotWise]

Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote:

Road Runners are carnivores; they don't go for birdseed. They might go for cats, but reptiles are more to their liking. A group of them will even work together to take on a rattlesnake. One will dart in to draw the snake's strike, and then, while the snake is re-coiling for another strike after missing the fast-moving bird, the other road runners will dart in and out for quick pecks. They'll keep this up until they have a dead rattler to share.

They also go for song birds, which they kill by dashing them on the ground. You can feed them mealy worms. They get accustomed to being fed and will show up for a regular feeding schedule and tap on doors or windows to get attention.

They make about a half-dozen different sounds, none of which are beep-beep: clicks and clatters, whirring, moaning. They also bob, raise and lower their crest and flick their long tails side to side and up-and-down. All-in-all, they're very expressive birds.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

They also go for song birds, which they kill by dashing them on the ground. You can feed them mealy worms. They get accustomed to being fed and will show up for a regular feeding schedule and tap on doors or windows to get attention.

They make about a half-dozen different sounds, none of which are beep-beep: clicks and clatters, whirring, moaning. They also bob, raise and lower their crest and flick their long tails side to side and up-and-down. All-in-all, they're very expressive birds.

Possibly vain as well. Many years ago I was doing some research in the Saguaro National Forest. A road runner took an interest in what I was up to and watched me intently from a distance. I decided to take a picture of him, but he was too far away for the lens I was using, so I tried to get closer to him. As I approached, he retreated, but not so far as to deter me from continuing to move, slowly and carefully, closer. I ended up following him in stages around a rock outcrop. When we got to the top, he had disappeared. Just as I was about to head back down, he stuck his head out above a rock less than ten feet from me. Perfect! And he held that pose until I had taken a few shots. Then he was gone again. I'm sure he was just leading me to a seting that would show him in the best light.

 

[SimonDoom]

We're not allowed to take down someone's drone here, no matter what it's doing.

Is this true even if the drone is hovering in your backyard, ten feet off the ground, its camera recording what you are doing? It's hard to believe you couldn't take it down in that case. And if that is the law, that's a bad law!

 

[ishtat]

Hawks like pigeons. They usually disassemble them from a roost above ground, so what reaches the ground is scattered bits and pieces. Large owls might take pigeons, too.

The Cathedral authorities at Norwich and Lichfield in England both erected platforms on their bell towers on which Peregrine falcons nested. The pigeon problem (crap on the masonry) was resolved in very short order. The Peregrines stoop (dive) and take even the fastest flying pigeons in mid air. They are hard to spot as they most often hunt before dusk and in the early dawn.

There are a lot of youtube videos on the pair at Norwich and there is permanent CCTV monitoring of them which you can observe from the coffee shop. Unfortunately the coffee is not good.