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Look: Pigeon Sets Off Speed Camera In Germany

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A photo of a bird taking flight has gone viral. Authorities in Western Germany have a speed-demon on their hands, but it is not who you expect.

It's a pigeon.

The bird was going so fast, it triggered a speed camera that is set to capture drivers going above the speed limit.

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The pigeon was soaring 28 miles per hour which is above the legal limit for that road.

Officials joked the bird was also at fault, for swooping on the wrong side of the street.

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