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Another Shot of a Roadrunner in the Yard
Sep 20, 2013 23:32:19 #
Comes into the yard almost daily looking for grasshoppers or lizards and to get a drink from the birdbath.
Sep 20, 2013 23:37:54 #
Great capture! Sure not as cute as the cartoon charater huh? I tried to find one while visiting my mom in Palm Springs last march,to no avail:( there's always next time..:)MEEMEEP!
Sep 21, 2013 00:19:44 #
I grew up in Texas but only saw a live Road Runner once and he was really moving. Very nice!!!
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Sep 21, 2013 00:52:11 #
Sep 21, 2013 03:05:08 #
Now that's more like it. like the way the light creats the colours in the feathers. Bet the download would be great unless this is a crop.
Sep 21, 2013 05:20:55 #
Sep 21, 2013 07:47:44 #
jfrank wrote:
Comes into the yard almost daily looking for grasshoppers or lizards and to get a drink from the birdbath.
Thats a super shot.
Sep 21, 2013 08:16:43 #
jfrank wrote:
Comes into the yard almost daily looking for grasshoppers or lizards and to get a drink from the birdbath.
Never seen one except in the cartoon! Great shot! Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:
Sep 21, 2013 08:26:33 #
Sep 21, 2013 08:55:06 #
Good one, you got a good look at the beak. When I lived in Las Cruces, NM at NMSU married student housing, there was one that liked to get up on the adobe fence. He stood about 15" tall. (good hunting, few predators, vehicle smart) They're not small birds.
From Wikipedia: "The roadrunner is about 5262 cm (2024 in) long, has a 4361 cm (1724 in) wingspan and weighs 221538 g (7.819.0 oz). It stands around 2530 cm (9.812 in) tall and is the largest North American cuckoo.[4][5][6] The adult has a bushy crest and long, thick, dark bill. It has a long, dark tail, a dark head and back, and is blue on the front of the neck and on the belly. Roadrunners have 4 toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward."
From Wikipedia: "The roadrunner is about 5262 cm (2024 in) long, has a 4361 cm (1724 in) wingspan and weighs 221538 g (7.819.0 oz). It stands around 2530 cm (9.812 in) tall and is the largest North American cuckoo.[4][5][6] The adult has a bushy crest and long, thick, dark bill. It has a long, dark tail, a dark head and back, and is blue on the front of the neck and on the belly. Roadrunners have 4 toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward."
Sep 21, 2013 09:20:48 #
jfrank wrote:
Comes into the yard almost daily looking for grasshoppers or lizards and to get a drink from the birdbath.
Great capture...would love to see one someday...done moving though ;-)
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Sep 21, 2013 17:16:19 #
jfrank wrote:
Comes into the yard almost daily looking for grasshoppers or lizards and to get a drink from the birdbath.
:thumbup: :thumbup: Beep beep! :lol:
Sep 21, 2013 18:31:35 #
Sep 22, 2013 14:07:41 #
Sep 22, 2013 14:11:27 #
Very nice shot and composition. I love these guys and enjoy seeing them when we're in areas that have them.
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