Thirteen Bald Eagles Mysteriously Drop Dead in Heavy-Handed Symbolic Performance

In what seems to be a bit of politically pointed commentary on the sad state of American politics, thirteen bald eagles unexpectedly fell from the sky to their deaths on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Frankly, the whole thing feels a little stale to me—I liked it better when Robert Rauschenberg did it 60 years ago and it was called Canyon.

According to WBAL reporter George Lettis, a farmer in Federalsburg discovered the bunch of dead birds on his property over the weekend, and the Maryland Natural Resources police believe they may have been poisoned. Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information about the kill.

$10,000 reward being offered for info leading to a conviction in dead of 13 bald eagles on the Eastern Shore. pic.twitter.com/lghqISgpOb

— MD NRP (@MDNRPolice) February 22, 2016

Dead Bald Eagle Case: DNR police say leading theory is birds were poisoned--intentionally? Don't know.

— George Lettis (@WBALettis) February 22, 2016

Is Banksy at it again with some incisive commentary on the Trump phenomenon? The puckish prankster of the art world has not yet weighed in, but I wouldn’t put it past him.

Image via MD Natural Resources Police. Contact the author at andy@gawker.com.