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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Maricopa , Arizona , U.S.A.
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I know in the cartoons it was/is supposed to be the wile e. coyote but I think it should have been the other way around . One of the definitions of wile taken from ;
wile - definition of wile by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. 3. Trickery; cunning. These guys are that . Rather than me taking the time to describe them factually I will allow this site to do that ; The Roadrunner (DesertUSA) A few pics of one I was chasing through the garden to day . #1. I am stalking him , he should be on top of the dead saguaro in the center or he may have just jumped off . #2 . There he is on top of the pallet pile of the next brush pile to be made . #3. Got his tail . #4. Got his feet #5. GOT HIM ! I'll get the hang of this new camera yet . |
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Maricopa , Arizona , U.S.A.
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Some more of him , checking out his next move .
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Maricopa , Arizona , U.S.A.
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He decided to go elsewhere , over into this Lycium bush .
#1. Lycium bush . #2,3 and 4 . See him in the bush , the brownish blob in the center of the three pics . #5. I saw him or one of his kin a little later out in the cactus patch checking out some fresh turned earth . We have some 4 to 6 of them around here regularly . |
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Salamander
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Olympia, WA
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Cool pics, Lonediver!! Roadrunners are some my favorite birds, and (I think) some of the most fascinating! I lived in Texas for 8 years and was lucky enough to see them now and then - it was always a treat.
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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That cannot be a roadrunner--everyone knows that roadrunners are blue with an enormous purple plume on their heads and legs that are a blur. I've seen one on TV.
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Maricopa , Arizona , U.S.A.
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A few comments/observations of roadrunners here , very curious birds . If you leave your car window open unoccupied frequently will enter through the car window and proceed to explore the interior of the car . Have frequently seen one peering through the windshield . I have a pair of them here who apparently have claimed the front yard/front of the house as thier territory and come up on the front porch exploring every nook and cranny . My grandmother years ago installed a mirror in her backyard staked to the ground . The/a roadrunner (somewhat territorial) would come around the mirror spy it's own image and do battle with it . The battle would be somewhat fierce ,the roadrunner flinging itself at the mirror sometimes going over/around the mirror in the process of the fight . Landing on the other side was convinced that it had driven the intruder off . Being proud of itself would start "strutting it's stuff" . Then parading back around the front of the mirror would see itself again then result in the battle starting over again . |
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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Actually, they sound delightfully funny. I think that I would burst out laughing if I were to see one peering through the windshield from the inside of a car. Hmm. Reminds me of my reaction when I first saw an oystercatcher.
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arizona, bird, birds, desert, roadrunner, roadrunner photos, roadrunners, stalking, wile |
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