No, I don't have any more information. It appears to me to be a large bird (like an eagle) at a far distance, but that could be an optical illusion. Some people have guessed it as a young Golden Eagle. I really don't know. I'm not familiar enough with eagles to have an opinion.Do you have any idea on the size of the bird? There is nothing really there to judge its size so if the bird is close to the background trees it looks fairly large, but if it is closer to the camera it looks songbird size. To me, it looks like a mockingbird. Mockingbirds don't usually have the white spot on the tail, but that could be the angle of the light on the feathers making a grey tail appear white in the photo. It is hard to say from that distance with a trail cam photo.
Or perhaps it's a drone camouflaged as a bird to scare your big bucks to the neighbor.![]()
What am I seeing there? A bird or a plane?Two years ago when a storm knocked down a tree and pointed my cam toward the sky.
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Second pic is a bird or bird shaped drone. No one can tell me what the first pic is. Whatever it is, it has wings and a light. What do you think?What am I seeing there? A bird or a plane?
Wow, that's pretty extreme, in PA that's against the law (kindof). If you fly over someone's property all they have to do is say you scared them and you broke the law. Do you have any neighbors who have a tendency to be snooping around your back fields or stalking your hunting activities? I'd think the local culprits would be id'd pretty quickly.Second pic is a bird or bird shaped drone. No one can tell me what the first pic is. Whatever it is, it has wings and a light. What do you think?
Most mid to high end thermal drones can be controlled from 2.5 miles away or even more. It doesn’t have to be a next door neighbor operating nearby. They can also check to see if you are there without you knowing it and easily operate at night.Wow, that's pretty extreme, in PA that's against the law (kindof). If you fly over someone's property all they have to do is say you scared them and you broke the law. Do you have any neighbors who have a tendency to be snooping around your back fields or stalking your hunting activities? I'd think the local culprits would be id'd pretty quickly.
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Right, but my experience is that the closer people have the greater snooping incentive, because they are the ones who hunt the property lines (and closer). The ones 2.5 miles away have no potential for hunting our specific deer and aren't the ones who we've observed snooping around. If they are flying drones over from a distance it's probably a onetime flying adventure and that's it.Most mid to high end thermal drones can be controlled from 2.5 miles away or even more. It doesn’t have to be a next door neighbor operating nearby. They can also check to see if you are there without you knowing it and easily operate at night.
But, the “closer person” may feel less likely to get caught if he moves 2.5 miles away to do the dirty deed rather than standing next to the property line. That’s how I would do it if I were an evil next door neighbor.Right, but my experience is that the closer people have the greater snooping incentive, because they are the ones who hunt the property lines (and closer). The ones 2.5 miles away have no potential for hunting our specific deer and aren't the ones who we've observed snooping around. If they are flying drones over from a distance it's probably a onetime flying adventure and that's it.
This quote from the Fish and wildlife service should really make your blood boil.Talking about the drone regulations, what's hilarious to me is that whenever this topic gets into the news, law enforcement is usually on record as saying something like, well they're "not supposed to" fly low over your private property, but if they do, there's nothing realistic that anyone can do about it; but as soon as a landowner mentions bringing one down with a 12 gauge they instantly go ballistic, no no no, that's absolutely illegal in every way, shape, or form.