Roadrunner Close-Up

by Sheila Brown

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Roadrunner Close-Up

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Sheila Brown

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Close-up of a Greater roadrunner bird, on a blurred background.

This gorgeous fellow decided to pay me a visit one morning. As I was sitting at my dining room table having my coffee, I heard a "tap", "tap", "tap" at the window. I looked over to see him peeking in the window at me. He was actually pecking at a small bug on the window frame, but I like to think he was saying "Hello".

(Geococcyx californianus). This is the Latin name which means �California earth cuckoo". The Greater Roadrunners are approximately 22 inches long and weigh about 10.5 oz. They are tan or brown in color with black streaks on their chest and upper parts of their body and have a light under belly. Their wings are dark brown with white spots or streaks. They have a long straight tail which they use as a rudder when running and long strong legs that are slightly blue in color. Their strong legs are what enable them to run at up to 20 mph. Their neck is long and slender and they have a crest of black feathers with white spots on top of their head which they can raise and lower at will. They have a long bill, which is slightly curved downward at the end. Roadrunners have yellow eyes and the males have a small patch of bare, red and blue skin just behind their eyes, which is more obvious during breeding season. The roadrunner has very strong feet with 4 toes on each foot, two of them facing frontwards and two facing backwards, making a footprint resembling an X.

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May 10th, 2016

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