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Does anyone know how these birds react to thunderstorms?
by javajosh 5y ago
Does anyone know how these birds react to thunderstorms?
- greenburger 5y agoThunderstorms are likely rare in this location. Most of coastal California only experiences such storms less than once a year, depending on when they begin nesting any rain at all may not be common, as typically they is little rain from April to October.
- chewyfruitloop 5y agoProbably better than a huge lump of vibrating plastic plummeting out of the sky at them
- prawn 5y agoIt's most likely that the drone that crashed was similar in size to the type of bird that was spooked (Mavic Mini to Mavic Pro range; maybe a Phantom at most). Anyone flying a larger drone (Inspire and up) would have a serious license and familiarity with permits, therefore unlikely to be called "illegal". I'm guessing it either fell after colliding with a bird or was flying low enough with sensors off and clipped the ground.
- Ralfp 5y agoWild animals either shelter from thunderstorm, or they learn from each other differet behaviours (like making herd close-knit) to pull through.
- cratermoon 5y agoThunderstorms have been happening with some predictability since before birds even evolved. A buzzing, hovering, and erratically moving clanking mechanical thing is extremely novel. Which of those two would the birds have a genetically and socially built-in way to cope and survive through?