The wish of Death (Alt title: The roadkill circle of life)
My mum & I were pootling thru the back roads of north Queensland (this one incident happened on the stretch between Mt. Isa & Cloncurry - but it was one of many.)
As we were barreling along in the distance mum could make out a hazy brown blob on the road.
As we screamed closer at 110km/h it became apparent that the brown blob was a very large wedge-tailed eagle eating some roadkill in the middle of the road.

As we hurtled towards it it became very clear the this monster bird was not going to relinquish its fine dining experience anytime soon.
As our now braking car careened towards the inevitable interaction between flesh and metal this majestic beast slowly unfurled it's wings (all 7 ft. of them) and gently at the last possible moment rose up off the road and beyond the reaches of vehicular bird-slaughter.
We skidded to a stop and got out to watch the birdy gently drop to the roadway and resume picking at what was probably another (slower) wedgie's gizzards.
Apparently they're renowned for this behavior and supposedly very few roo-bar equipped cars or trucks will stop or even slow down for them as this can cause accidents. Last time I experienced it was driving up to Kalbarri a few Christmases ago.
I guess a large part of the evolutionary model for wedgies is to have absolutely spot on timing otherwise you may well be the next meal served to the table whilst playing roadkill roulette.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 27 Dec 2011, 23:21, 2 replies)

I clobbered some raptor near Moura
But it must not have been a wedgie.
(Perv With A Dog had his eyes pecked out by scrub jays on, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 2:16, closed)

From wiki
Wedge-tails are found throughout Australia, including Tasmania, and southern New Guinea in almost all habitats, though they tend to be more common in lightly timbered and open country in southern and eastern Australia.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Wed 28 Dec 2011, 5:01, closed)