Photographer’s drone stole by eagle in Pioneer Valley, Queensland
Posted on Jan 7, 2023,
Cheeky eagle’s selfie after he plucks drone from the sky and flies off with it – and why the hi-tech toys are bad news for birds
An eagle was caught stealing a drone in Queensland
Photographer Matthew Wood caught the thief on video
Experts said drones can cause serious injury to birds
They called for laws to ban drones during nesting season
By Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia
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An amateur photographer managed to captured a one-second clip of the cheeky feathered thief that stole his drone.
Matthew Wood had spent a day filming in the beautiful Pioneer Valley, west of Mackay in Queensland, when he suddenly lost control of his unmanned aircraft.
He got one last glimpse of its new owner before it vanished forever – with a perfect selfie of the eagle staring straight down the camera at…
