Locating European Nightjar Nests with Drones and Thermal Cameras #drone #droneday

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From the British Ecological Society:

“We don’t know whether the nightjars perceived the drones as a predator. This would be interesting to explore in future studies to ensure that the sight and sound of drones don’t have any negative impacts on the birds’ stress levels or metabolism”, Shewring concluded.

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