Beep Beep
by Robert Bales
Title
Beep Beep
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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Visiting a friend and had a little visit from this roadrunner.
The Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as Geococcyx californianus, meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Along with the Lesser Roadrunner, it is one of two species in the roadrunner genus Geococcyx. This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.
The roadrunner is about 52 to 62 cm (20 to 24 in) long, has a 43 to 61 cm (17 to 24 in) wingspan and weighs 221 to 538 g (7.8 to 19.0 oz). It stands around 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) tall and is the largest North American cuckoo. 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 four toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward.
The name "roadrunner" comes from the bird's habit of racing down roads in front of moving vehicles and then darting to safety in the brush.
The breeding habitat is desert and shrubby country in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It can be seen in the US states in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and rarely in Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri,lizar killer as well as the Mexican states of Baja California.
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February 14th, 2017
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Comments (32)
Marvin Blaine
2 Cute Robert! Exceptional Find And Capture! F!
Robert Bales replied:
It sure is and you need to be quick to get a capture of these!! Thanks for the F!!
Kathy M Krause
Love the great capture Robert! I've never seen one in the wild! Love it! L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Kathy for the nice comments!! We are heading to Yuma in 2 weeks maybe we see another one. One of my friends said this one was in her kitchen yesterday.
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Fun image and title. I love roadrunners, I'm always amazed at how much they act like the cartoon roadrunner! l/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Susan for the comments and the LF!! We have them Yuma and they are always fun to watch!!
William Tasker
Great shot, Robert! It looks like you surprised it! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Anita Faye
Robert, such a cute capture! Featured on Poetic Poultry Group! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html