I had no idea that there were roadrunners in Arkansas when we moved here.
Besides things like ACME and coyotes, I guess I always associated roadrunners with the desert. Apparently, that is not the case. Along the road to our homestead, you can often see several roadrunners.
These incredible ground cuckoos can run at speeds of up to 20 mph. Many people appreciate having them around, due to the fact that their diet includes scorpions, tarantulas, and even snakes. Since they do not migrate, we can see them year round; hence this one in December.
Frequently, they don't really stop running until they are off in the distance. The rest of the time they just jump in the bushes or thicket and disappear. Finally, I tried to photograph one today. Unfortunately it was on the other side of a fence, and I was in a running vehicle. These birds are so beautiful that I wish my photography did them better justice. Hopefully, you can still appreciate it.
WILD PHOTOGRAPHY: DECEMBER ROADRUNNER
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-roadrunner
Until next time…
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Really cool and just a piece of advice I would not by acme equipment.
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But I just got my new catalog in the mail today:
Under the category of ACME psychologists, it says, "Visit us. You won't leave mad."
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I had a similar experience:
I had no idea there were hummingbirds in British Columbia when I moved there
Rufous Hummingbird
In French hummingbirds are called "oiseaux-mouches" (fly birds).
For me hummingbirds were only living in tropical areas. I learned otherwise when I moved to Vancouver.
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Interesting! Very cool to see those around!
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Really cool and just a piece of advice I would not buy any ACME equipment.
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Even an anvil?
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LOL!
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Really?
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I laugh to myself whenever I pass Acme Brick down here in Little Rock. I guess being childish after watching those cartoons for years.
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great capture! I really love nature photos!
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My parents lived in Mountain View, Arkansas for some 20 years. The breakfast nook in their house faced the porch, with a one-way glass window.
Every morning, a roadrunner would come hopping up the steps, see his reflection in the mirror-like surface and do a sort of courtship dance.
Occasionally, he would leave a gift: a dead snake, a spider and the like: a live show while my Mom and Dad were enjoying their breakfast!
Thanks for the reminder! Resteemed!
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Lovely post
Thanks for sharing
As always great content
By the way finally I became a small dolphin
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Big congratulations! Glad to hear it @lordoftruth!
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Thank you
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This made me paused. I greatly fear those creatures mentioned above especially the tarantula (err! just typing it is giving me a creep!), if that is the case then I'd love them to be around too so that there wouldn't be any spiders and snakes and scorpions near me!!! whew. thanks for sharing @papa-pepper 😊
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These little guys? We have them here too, and scorpions!
This one is glowing in a UV light.
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oh noooo! i could look at this scorpion but not at the spider. 😫you dont know how fast I scrolled down just to skip the photo of the spider hahaha this is really giving me chills down to my spine
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He is very interesting. I have never seen this bird. You are very happy because he is always present in that place. Can he fly, or just run at high speed? Thanks for sharing @papa-pepper.
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We have seen them fly a bit too.
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Thank you @papa-pepper.
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I thought Road runners were in the West only. They sure are beautiful birds.
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Very interesting article. I learned something new today. My only concept of roadrunners were of the Wiley Coyote and Bugs Bunny variety. Like you, I thought they dwelled only in the desert. Thanks for sharing.
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Getting the true colors of just how bright and vivid they really are is hard to achieve. I have a few out here and they are comfortable enough with me that they do come to check out and see what I am doing.
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Cute little guy. Considering how fast they are, you did a good job capturing him!
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Yeah, I was happy that I could at least tell what it was.
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Wow you really are a huge animal lover aren’t you? Kudos to you!
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I really enjoy them all! Thanks @dedicatedguy!
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Very interesting story. This is the first time I've ever seen these animals. It was very interesting to me. Oh yeah, the photos are amazing. Good luck to you and good.
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@papa-pepper.. always awesome
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That's awesome @papa-pepper
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beauty, i directly have that music in my head from the cartoon, with the beep beep... and than roadrunner flashed by... My son now 26 is very slow, he has got prader willy syndrome, but when he was small he always said beep beep when he wanted to get passed or do something, the thing was that he said beep beep and he passed like a minute after :-) Nice sharing ! thank you.
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How cute, I can imagine a little guy going "beep beep!"
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i have been corrected, by my sun it was Meep Meep :-)
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I'm pretty sure we are not very far apart, geographically. I have only seen about twenty or so of these in my life, but have spotted two in about the last month. I would be very grateful to see a rise in their population. Very interesting creatures. Do you ever see migrating tarantulas there? Seems to be a thing of the past, sadly.
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Wow!! Ive never seen a road runner in real life... How cool that you can find them where you live!
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Those are some neat pictures. I always thought they were bigger. I spose that’s just because of the cartoon. No snow yet?
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Great pictures given the situation! We don't see them much in S.E. Texas!
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Road runners are prairie creatures. They are in abundance in New Mexico. In fact, they have become a logo for many organizations here including The Chaparral Rockhounds. We have humming birds scorpions, tarantulas,black widows, many of which you would not find if you're not looking for them. Occasionally we encounter them but not often. I have yet to see a live rattlesnake in the wild. We've been here since 2009.
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What a funny bird)
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They are interesting.
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the only thing missing is the coyote :P
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Your pictures came out great. You got the side of the face with the stripe real clear. I like how it holds its tail feathers up in the air. Thanks for post.
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wow, I always thought road runners lived in the desert also.
You learn something new every day.
Photographing birds is really hard. birds are pretty mush all we have in the wild here, and I struggle to get a good shot of one.
you did a good job getting these shots ;-)
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@papa-pepper, I never thought about taking a picture of that roadrunner family at the end of our road. Nice!
It's really special to see two of them together, but that's more common in the spring.
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Wow! I thought these were just fictional cartoon characters, nice find :-D
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@papa-pepper good to be back on steem hope your good bro
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I am doing well. Thanks!
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