The Roadrunner
by Robert Bales
Title
The Roadrunner
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
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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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January 9th, 2017
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Comments (10)
Roe Rader
Beautiful work as always, Robert! Congrats on the multi features for this piece. Such brilliant detail! L/F
Chance Kafka
what a great shot.. they are too fast for me. Beep beep! Featured in Arizona
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Chance for the comment and the feature!! This one was visiting a friend's backyard.
William Tasker
Hi Robert! Love these guys! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the wonderful feature!! You may want to take a look at my FB page for a very interesting image of it!!
Michael Mirijan
Congratulations, your art work is featured on the homepage of "PICTURES FOR PRESENT" group!