A unique birds-eye view of Capitola, circa 1940s. In the foreground is Soquel Creek along the Riverview neighborhood, showing numerous houses, many of which were built in the 1920s.

A unique birds-eye view of Capitola, circa 1940s. In the foreground is Soquel Creek along the Riverview neighborhood, showing numerous houses, many of which were built in the 1920s.

— -- From the massive flooding in Houston to the demolished homes in Rockport, these aerial photos provide a bird's-eye view of the destruction left behind in Texas by Hurricane Harvey ...

His bird’s-eye views — the drone can legally fly to just below 400 feet — are stunning, and in skilled hands like McDonough’s, can zoom in for sharper detail or pan out for a broader view.