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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsPicture of the century...Nature defeats technology
At least it didn't suffer....
Apologies if this has been posted previously....
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Picture of the century...Nature defeats technology (Original Post)
Heartstrings
Mar 2019
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democratisphere
(17,235 posts)1. Is the picture real or is it photoshopped?
Asking for Mother Nature.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)2. I can't totally confirm that it's not photoshopped, or that it is....
It came from a site on Facebook called Quartside Happenings....here's a link...
Quartzsite Happenings - 9,768 Photos - Tourist
https://www.facebook.com/Quartzsitehappenings/photos
jpak
(41,742 posts)3. Not photoshop
Raptors have been trained to capture drones in flight.
Farmer-Rick
(10,072 posts)4. What are those straps?
Do drones fly with straps? I know falconers leave straps on their falcons in order to catch and hold them. This may have been set up. But still interesting.
jpak
(41,742 posts)5. Falconer's straps
It's a trained bird.
Farmer-Rick
(10,072 posts)6. Yeah, I figured.
sarge43
(28,939 posts)7. They're called jess or jesses n/t
Volaris
(10,260 posts)8. Aaaaaand THAT is how we will defeat The Machines lol...
Skynet better run and hide...
In kidding aside, that is a pretty damn cool photo!