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Australian eagle takes down drone with talon 'punch'
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| Aug. 12, 2015
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 08/13/2015 6:08:52 AM PDT by JoeProBono
MELBOURNE, An Australian videographer shooting footage with an aerial drone recorded the moment the device was knocked out of the sky by a "punch" from an eagle.
The video, uploaded to YouTube by Melbourne Aerial Video, features the drone shooting aerial footage in a wooded area when a wedge-tailed eagle quickly appears and knocks the drone out of the sky.
The drone crashes to the ground while the camera remains functional, shooting dizzying footage of the plummet before resting on a tranquil scene of leaves on the ground.
The video's description said the bird of prey was "fine" after using its talons to "punch the drone out of the sky."
"This is the last thing a small bird sees when a Wedge-Tailed Eagle decides that you are dinner," the uploader wrote.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: drone; eagle
To: JoeProBono
That’s a good argument for keeping a falcon around the house.
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08/13/2015 6:15:23 AM PDT
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tbpiper
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08/13/2015 6:20:50 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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08/13/2015 6:29:48 AM PDT
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Fawn
("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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08/13/2015 6:45:14 AM PDT
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El Cid
(Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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08/13/2015 7:03:28 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Eagle ko’s drone? That’s an omen for sure. I learned about these things watching I CLAVDIVS.
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08/13/2015 7:11:14 AM PDT
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Buttons12
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08/13/2015 7:22:29 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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08/13/2015 7:23:58 AM PDT
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ken5050
(If the GOP canÂ’t muster the moral courage to defund Planned Parenthood, they don't deserve the WH)
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08/13/2015 7:33:29 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Nice eagle.....nice, nice eagle.....
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08/13/2015 7:41:21 AM PDT
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ken5050
(If the GOP canÂ’t muster the moral courage to defund Planned Parenthood, they don't deserve the WH)
To: JoeProBono
pffttt, big deal, an American Eagle would’ve sh0t it down...
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08/13/2015 9:21:11 AM PDT
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NativeSon
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To: JoeProBono
Do the Australian Eagles have large talons?
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08/13/2015 9:22:02 AM PDT
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08/13/2015 9:28:06 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
I’m stunned there were 33 thumbs downs to that video. lol
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08/13/2015 9:47:13 AM PDT
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Night Hides Not
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