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Oystercatchers are waging war on NYC's beach drones

62 点作者 mikece10 个月前

13 条评论

blackeyeblitzar10 个月前
I cannot stand it when people bring drones to what are supposed to be quiet, natural spaces. I see people flying them in parks all the time now. That buzz is very annoying on its own. But I also just do not like the idea that someone may be spying on me or members of my family. It just feels extra predatory when there are children under their cameras.<p>I also don’t get why there is no enforcement, although I am guessing it comes down to mundane things like the politics of funding. I recently saw someone flying a drone at a ferry terminal. There are several signs saying that flying drones in the area is illegal per federal law (which was news to me). But it doesn’t matter when there is no one to enforce these laws - they might as well not exist. And as a private citizen, I always find it awkward to call people out on anything - whether it is a drone, or an off-leash dog, or whatever. Forget the awkwardness, some people can be aggressive. I want to be able to rely on public officers to enforce the law.
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averageRoyalty10 个月前
&gt; the city struggles to hire lifeguards to staff its beaches<p>They don&#x27;t go into detail, but surely a fleet of drones with life raft deployment capability is a lot more expensive than just hiring more lifeguards?<p>I suspect if they put the drone budget into lifeguard pay, they&#x27;d find quickly they no longer have a problem recruiting.
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peanut_worm10 个月前
Drones are one of the worst things to happen to birdwatching
karaterobot10 个月前
If they don&#x27;t have enough lifeguards on duty, how are the drones supposed to work? They find a person drowning, then communicate that to a life guard who is so far away they can&#x27;t do anything about it? I get how they could spot sharks in the area and send a signal that can be followed up on, but a person drowning is a pretty time-sensitive situation, so if you don&#x27;t have someone on hand, what do you do about it?
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freitzkriesler210 个月前
I hate quadcopter drones like you wouldn&#x27;t believe. They&#x27;re so annoying and invasive. I&#x27;m glad the birds are pushing back at least.
kwhitefoot10 个月前
I hope the birds win.
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ilamont10 个月前
Seagulls are underrated IMHO:<p>* Very good at soaring, expending little energy compared to ducks and other waterbirds.<p>* Can take off near vertically from water or land, without requiring a long runway like cormorants.<p>* Highly intelligent including tool use (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;susancunninghambooks.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2018&#x2F;8&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-secret-life-of-seagulls" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;susancunninghambooks.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2018&#x2F;8&#x2F;23&#x2F;the-secret-l...</a>)<p>* They will eat almost anything and will employ different techniques from hunting for live prey to opportunistic filching of dead fish and other animals&#x27; food.<p>* They have an enourmous range and are very adaptable. One South American species nests in a waterless desert and brings water and food from the ocean to its young, a distance of up to 100km. (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digital.library.unt.edu&#x2F;ark:&#x2F;67531&#x2F;metadc331083&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digital.library.unt.edu&#x2F;ark:&#x2F;67531&#x2F;metadc331083&#x2F;</a>)<p>* Lifespan of many decades
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jimnotgym10 个月前
Could one train birds to be an anti drone defence, perhaps?
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elzbardico10 个月前
My hearth is with the seagulls here. Hope they develop a hatred towards blueetooth speakers too.
nicwolff10 个月前
Link to actual AP article instead of Gizmodo ad-bait:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apnews.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;new-york-drones-shorebirds-beach-safety-c2cbfb6ca03f771082ff57a28701f915" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apnews.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;new-york-drones-shorebirds-beach-...</a><p>and, nominative determinism fans, don&#x27;t miss &quot;said David Bird, a professor of wildlife biology at McGill University&quot;
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rkagerer10 个月前
But they aren&#x27;t seagulls, they&#x27;re endangered American oystercatchers.
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AnimalMuppet10 个月前
Updated: They&#x27;re not actually seagulls. They&#x27;re oystercatchers.<p>&gt; We have updated this post to reflect the fact that the birds in this story are not, in fact, seagulls. We regret the error, but also I am not an ornithologist, people.
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h2odragon10 个月前
don&#x27;t think I have ever met a calm, rational, reasonable seagull.
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