Just as likely someone's shot at them due to killing chickens or something. Not that it makes it right. We had a neighbor back home get a huge fine for shooting

Just as likely someone's shot at them due to killing chickens or something. Not that it makes it right. We had a neighbor back home get a huge fine for shooting at black vultures after they'd killed several calves one year (unlike turkey vultures, black vultures will kill, rather than just eating carrion).