Early this month I spent six days in Nevada and never saw a roadrunner. It was the one disappointment of my trip.
To compensate, Steve Valasek sent me photos of the roadrunners near his home in New Mexico.
What does a roadrunner do before he crosses the road? He looks for cars. 😉
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(photo by Steve Valasek. Click on the photo to see his roadrunner series.)
Beep, Beep! Really cute!!
When Dan and I got to spend some time in Arizona, we NEVER saw one either. We wanted to see one, since he is an Indiana Road Runner….(he’s a runner.) Flying down the road, we saw Burrowing Owls on tombstone markers and other birds, but no RR…..beep..BEEP!
Sometimes I think the Brown Thrashers look like RR, esp when they are eating seed under the shrubs along the driveway…
I didn’t know that you didn’t see any on your trip. My advice would have been to hang out at a Sonic drive-in or some other parking lot. I’ve only seen 1 or 2 that haven’t been on pavement.
Meep meep!
It’s amazing to me that road runners are in the cuckoo family. Who knew?
I can’t find out if their young are nest parasites. Doesn’t sound like it. Maybe I’ll send you one Kate ; )
Steve-o — They’re not. Not all cuckoos are!
Thanks Mary!
Maybe I’ll bring some home this week, I’m sure that they would turn heads running down Forbes Ave.