California Roadrunner
by Carla Parris
Title
California Roadrunner
Artist
Carla Parris
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
CALIFORNIA ROADRUNNER is a digital photograph by Carla Parris.
The greater roadrunner, pictured here, is a largely ground-dwelling bird living in the arid climate of the southwestern United States. It is slightly larger than the lesser roadrunner which lives farther south, into Central America.
Although it spends most of its time on the ground, the roadrunner is capable of limited flight. When on the ground, the roadrunner has a top speed of nearly 20 miles per hour, making it the fastest running bird capable of flight. However, its speeds are far less than that of the larger, flightless ostrich.
Unlike the cartoon character, roadrunners do not go beep beep (!), and they are more likely to be victims of, rather than victors over, coyotes.
This roadrunner was photographed at a friend's home in southern Caifornia.
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September 17th, 2011
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Comments (23)
William Tasker
Wonderful focus and light. Great image, Carla! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Carla Parris
Hi, Jan. Thanks! And what a cute account of your roadrunner friend! Thanks for sharing it!
Jan Amiss Photography
Love this!! When I lived in New Mexico there was a roadrunner that stayed on my front porch and looked thru the glass door every day!! Have no idea what he was looking for! Great shot Carla!!
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