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A Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in the desert landscape near Buckeye, Arizona, U.S.A.
21 February, 2014.
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Roadrunners always seem so proud when they catch a bite to eat.
Los correcaminos siempre parecen muy orgullosos al capturar algo de comer.
Roadrunners are aptly named. While they can fly, it seems they do a lot more ground travel. And they can outpace a human in a footrace. But, unlike the cartoons, they cannot outpace a coyote. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a coyote may top out at a speed of 43 mph (~69 kph) while the roadrunner is only about 1/2 that speed. Still impressive though! They're very well adapted to the Desert Southwest, getting a lot of their moisture from the foods they eat like small juicy mammals or reptiles. Greater roadrunners are roughly the size of a crow (ish). Roadrunners are in the Cuckoo family of birds. (just learned that today 😁)
I grew up watching the roadrunner cartoon..beep beep..our spring weather came to a screeching halt yesterday with snow and ice 😕..I will assess damages to the spring flowers in a few days...Thank you very much for viewing my photo ! I truly appreciate any faves and comments ! 🐦
A Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) scurries through the scrub brush of the desert near Cave Creek Canyon in southeast Arizona, U.S.A.
2 March, 2012.
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While I was working in my garden putting the seeds in the ground, this curious little guy, my “wild” pet, was sitting on the fence watching me. It knows I usually have a few tasty pieces of meat with me. :))
We saw this roadrunner at Watson Lake. He was not shy at all. He ran right up to me and got startlingly close. Cool birds
Here’s another one from the Lower Rio Grande Valley from earlier this month. This Greater Roadrunner was chasing what we assumed was its mate stopping from time to time to wag its tail. It was certainly a fun moment of the trip.
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Photographers know the challenge of getting a good bird in flight shot. When the bird is a Greater Roadrunner, the challenge can be when they're on the ground. Dang they're fast. A close look at this shot reveals the blur on the bird's foot even though the shutter speed was 1/1000.
This one was showing off its speed near Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park.
This is such a cute picture of these little characters, which are my “pet” (still wild) roadrunners. They are actually watching my 2 “pet” ravens coming in to land.
The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico,[1][2] usually in the desert. Although capable of flight, roadrunners generally run away from predators. On the ground, some have been clocked at 32 km/h (20 mph) while a few have also been clocked up to 43 km/h (27 mph).[ci
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You can see where the roadrunner gets it's name. For whatever reason, I liked this shot. I like the running action
This is a desert bird. They prey on many things, but moisture-rich mammals and reptiles supply them with some water in an otherwise arid environment. According the the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, they eat a variety of poisonous prey including venomous lizards and scorpions to to no ill effect. Apparently they will sometimes hunt rattle snakes in tandem. One distracts the snake by jumping and flapping while the other roadrunner sneaks up and pits it’s head then bashes the snake against a rock. Ok, here’s the gross part - if the snake is too long to swallow whole, the roadrunner will walk around with a bit of the snake hanging out of its mouth, swallowing the snake a bit at a time as the part of the snake in the stomach digests. That to me is just crazy
This roadrunner was on the back patio just a few feet from the door. Got several shots through the glass before it was on it's way.
Meep meep! The Greater Roadrunner is a member of the Cuckoo Family. Very tough birds. Geococcyx californianus
Roadrunner. Sonoran Desert, southwest of Tucson, AZ, USA. A member of the cuckoo family. No crop. My side yard.
We encountered this roadrunner while hiking through the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. It flew into a mesquite tree near the trail.
A few days ago, I had an unexpected visitor in my yard—none other than a roadrunner! To my surprise, he stood by my door as if to say, "Come on, take my picture!" I couldn't resist the invitation, so I grabbed my camera and took plenty of photos of this charming and bold feathered guest!