Hawk Defends Airspace Against Drone

Written by Sean McCoy Oct 10, 2014 1:36 p.m. ET

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Drones used to film aerial scenes with small cameras have already been banned in National Parks and many other places in the United States; it looks like nature is taking up the enforcement of no fly zones! Christopher Schmidt was flying his quadcoter at Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday when a hawk decided to defend its airspace. Bam!

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