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A roadkill specimen greets me just as I'm about to start the ride down Kelbaker Road

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09050-roadkill-550px.jpg After 30 minutes, I reach the pavement of Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsI can't resist taking a closer look at this big birdAfter 30 minutes, I reach the pavement of Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsI can't resist taking a closer look at this big birdAfter 30 minutes, I reach the pavement of Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsI can't resist taking a closer look at this big birdAfter 30 minutes, I reach the pavement of Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsI can't resist taking a closer look at this big birdAfter 30 minutes, I reach the pavement of Kelbaker RoadThumbnailsI can't resist taking a closer look at this big bird

This may have been a turkey vulture. I recognize them when they hover in the sky patrolling the land, but I'm not used to seeing them up close like this.