Roadrunner (Greater)

Native to the American southwest... a runner, not a flyer. They are small, but can reach speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. For those who wish to read more, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_roadrunner. Can't call it a trip to the southwest without spotting one of these.

[Paulette Mattingly]

Great shot. I would love to see one of these in person.

[Rosie Kerr]

@pauliek This was my first opportunity to see one "close up and personal." They were much smaller than I expected! Thanks for taking a look.

[Sweetiegal12]

Cool shot! :)

[Sue Wilde]

Wowsome...and all the time I thought they were cartoon characters!

[Margaret Obey]

Awesome, even more that I said Road Runner before seeing the title and the only one I've seen before has been in cartoons! Go figure

[Rachel]

A lovely shot of a road runner. All I can think of is Beep Beep from the cartons!

[Tom]

Wylie and a beep! beep!...nice capture

[Rosie Kerr]

@sweetiegal12 @swilde @ceilidh @888rachel @tosee I thought these birds would be bigger, because I was used to seeing the Warner Brothers cartoon version... they are pretty tiny. I don't know what the cartoonists were looking at when they drew the film version of this bird! Thanks for visiting.

[Clare]

Great shot!! I used to love the cartoon!!

[Rosie Kerr]

@cailts Beep, beep! Me, too!

[Nick Cronin]

Great shot, do these birds fly??

[Rosie Kerr]

@nicholascronin Thank you! No, they don't fly at all (as far as I know). They just run around. The wings seem like a decoration to me. :)

[Boxplayer]

Oh wow, a real roadrunner, fab creature. Nice capture.

[frances]

Wonderful!

[Rosie Kerr]

@boxplayer @attieno Thanks... it was my first chance to see one live.