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Peregrine falcon that lived in Manayunk steeple found dead with severed leg. Did a drone do it?

The birds of prey had been all but eradicated in the Philadelphia area for decades, but were making a comeback in the early 2010s.

A peregrine falcon found dead last week is seen here protecting his home at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Manayunk.  He had a severed leg.
A peregrine falcon found dead last week is seen here protecting his home at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Manayunk. He had a severed leg.Read moreJudy Stepenaskie