https://www.cnet.com/news/brazen-bald-eagle-attack-sends-government-drone-to-watery-grave/
Since the dawn of drones, a quiet war has been raging, and drones are losing. A Michigan bald eagle didn't take kindly to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE, appropriately) operating a drone in its territory last month.
According to a Thursday statement from EGLE, drone pilot Hunter King, an environmental quality analyst, was flying the $950 Phantom 4 Pro Advanced drone to investigate shoreline erosion along Lake Michigan on July 21. He had called the drone back after a short flight when the eagle "launched an airborne attack."
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources weighed in on whether >>the eagle could be cited for its act of vandalism. <<<LOL!!!!>>> "Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do," a spokesperson told EGLE. "Nature is a cruel and unforgiving mistress."