Bats

[kydroneman]

This can happen when you dress your Spark up as the Joker, just sayin.

good one

 

[Kylie]

First a couple, then five, by the time I brought it down I had close to 20 circling it. Pretty scary consider my drone was above water and I didn't want to damage it. Is there. Way I can post the video?

20 sounds absurd good thing the drone made it out alive

 

[pmshop]

Better example of the Swallows - show starts at 0:48:

 

[gobigparts]

Better example of the Swallows - show starts at 0:48:

Did you worry it was going to get knocked down.

 

[pmshop]

Did you worry it was going to get knocked down.

Not at all.
I have has Swallows following me for 3 years now.
I remain hopeful that they are just curious.

Buzzards and vultures are a different story though

 

[Brojon]

Sooo...after looking at your video multiple times...and pausing it at certain spots...those don't look like bats to me. They look like swallows...which from my experience are very aggressive towards my drone. Of course, you were there and would know for sure....are you sure they were bats?

Bingo! Bats don't fly that early. I call those things bridge swallows since they love to build their mud nests on bridge abutments. They can be a real PITA since they just like to mess with things they don't like. I have even had issues just with a camera on a tripod.

 

[gobigparts]

Had more. Swallows circling my drone again last night. This time in my backyard. They tend to get drawn in when the drone is around the 159 plus feet or so.

 

[Haggi]

Had more. Swallows circling my drone again last night. This time in my backyard. They tend to get drawn in when the drone is around the 159 plus feet or so.

Same same...over pond/lake.. lower than 100 feet

 

[Blellow]

I had a hummingbird come an investigate the spark while I was hovering. That would have been a gruesome mess.