The Greater Roadrunner
by Sheila Brown
Title
The Greater Roadrunner
Artist
Sheila Brown
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
A greater roadrunner bird standing on a gray paved road, watching me as I take his picture.
The roadrunner gets its name because it can be often be seen just as its name implies, running down the road. Roadrunners prefer to run from danger rather than to fly and a flat smooth surface, such as a road, is easier to run on which allows them to run much faster.
The roadrunner is a member of the cuckoo family. There are 2 species of roadrunner, the Greater Roadrunner which it usually found in the Southwestern parts of the US and the Lesser Roadrunner which is normally found in Mexico and Central America. The Lesser Roadrunner is slightly smaller, about 18 inches in length and has fewer streaked markings. We will be talking about the Greater Roadrunner here, (Geococcyx californianus). This is the Latin name which means �California earth cuckoo".
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May 15th, 2016
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Comments (6)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Sheila, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Anita Faye
Sheila, wow, gorgeous Roadrunner capture! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
William Tasker
Fabulous shot, Sheila! I love seeing this! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F