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Monk is spotted relaxing on top of a wind tribune by drone

(Photo: YouTube)

Thanks to drones, there are now very few places where people can find privacy, and you can add the top of a 200-foot tall wind tribune to that list.

Kevin Miller was recently flying his drone when he spotted Brother Joseph Byron flat on his back, catching some rays way up on Portsmouth Abbey’s wind tribune in Rhode Island.

According to ABC News, Byron is a Benedictine Monk who works at a private Rhode Island school. Ever since the tribune was installed in 2006, Byron often climbs it to find some peace and quiet while enjoying the cool breeze.

But his peace was recently disturbed when a drone had discovered his special hiding spot.

While on vacation in Rhode Island, Miller spotted Byron after noticing the maintenance door was opened at the bottom.

“I thought this was my chance to get up close to capture what is usually tough to access,” Miller told Mirror. “So I decided to drive up to get a super close video while [the turbine] was not in operation.”

In the footage, Byron is seen waking up from the drone’s noise as it reaches the top of the turbine. He sits up, gives it a friendly wave and then shrugs as the drone comes closer. Nearby, an open hatch, through which Byron climbed to reach the top, is visible.

“Once I got closer I moved the drone side to side to say hello and he motioned back to the drone,” Miller told Mirror. “It was a cool interaction between us.”

But Byron didn’t look too impressed.

“It was a little annoying,” Byron told Providence Journal. “It seems you cannot go anywhere to get away anymore.”

Eventually the drone left, but Byron’s search for peace appears to be ongoing.

“I am hearing from everyone on this planet,” Byron said after the footage from the drone went viral.