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Tag Archives: Roadrunner
The Tale of Tippy Tail
Teenagers! Once they get out of the nest, it’s hard to keep track of them. This is the last portrait of all three baby roadrunners before they started abandoning their home for the great outdoors. The third one is in … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Babies, Backyard, Bird Food, Bird Nest, Birds, Deck Hedge, Fledging, Roadrunner, Tippy Tail
12 Comments
Three To Go
Here they are as newborns (above). There are three tiny babies in there – seems like only yesterday ! And here they are a few days ago (below). TODAY! The largest one is out of the nest and having … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Babies, Backyard, Berm, Birds, Fence, Fledgling, Nest, Roadrunner
19 Comments
Awaiting a Giant Snake
There has been a lot of activity in the roadrunner nest over the last couple of weeks. The babies hatched and the parents are being run ragged providing enough food for those voracious appetites. I’ll put a picture of the … Continue reading
What’s So Funny?
Not sure what he was laughing at, but it must have been hilarious!
Roadrunner Redux ???
We have been seeing roadrunners prancing around out back for a few months, but for the last few days, they have been coming in closer and closer. Yesterday afternoon they made a preliminary inspection of the hedge where two roadrunner … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Curved Bill Thrasher, Roadrunner, Roadrunner Nest, Wildlife
12 Comments
Straddling the Fence
He couldn’t seem to make up his mind which side of the fence he wanted to be on. Big excitement today – an even half dozen black cows went wandering by. The mesquite trees are so dense now, that it … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Cottontail, Roadrunner, Rock Squirrel, Sierra Vista, Squirrel
6 Comments
Roadrunner in the Bower
He seems to be saying “Am I not beautiful?”. He let me take five minutes of video of him and about a dozen stills that day. This morning, he ran all over, teasing me, from one part of the yard … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
12 Comments
Yellow-Spotted Roadrunner
The last week or so has brought out the baby birds flitting in and out of the pyracantha bush. I don’t know if they were hatched in there, or just look on it as a nursery. I recognize the curved-bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Cactus Wren, Curved Bill Thrasher, Finches, Glass Tables, Gnats, Mockingbirds, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife, Yellow-Spotted Roadrunner
7 Comments
Pyracanthaberry Wine
Up close and personal, this is what the berries look like. The birds are going completely nutso! Apparently, from what I have read, these berries provide a bit of a “high” for the birds that eat them. Be sure to … Continue reading
Roadrunner Comes for a Visit
All morning long, the cactus wrens and the thrashers have been taunting me on the deck. I have a lot of pictures of birds’ backsides and places where birds had been – just a fraction of a second ago. Grrrr … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird House, Birds, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
4 Comments
Bachelor Bob
Click, click . . . My camera was whirling like a dervish this morning. Until I can get them all sorted, here is one that I like. Please meet Bachelor Bob. We call him that because he sits on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Bachelor Bob, Backyard, Birds, Butterfly, Cactus Wren, Clouds, Fence, Fluffy Clouds, Huachuca Mountains, Mockingbirds, Quail, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Thrasher, Wildlife, Woodpecker, Yellow Flowers
6 Comments
He Loves to Taunt Me, That Rascally Roadrunner
He knows I am here; I’m sure of it. He makes his clattering noise and jumps up onto the top rail of the fence, almost close enough to the birdhouse, for his nearly-daily visit. Fortunately for me, I had my … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Fence, Mesquite Tree, New Nest, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Taunting Me, Wildlife
8 Comments
Roadrunner Egg, with Larvae
The two roadrunner eggs sat in the nest, totally unattended, for a couple of months, so we knew they weren’t viable. The other day one of them was on the ground and broken open. We don’t know if the newly-acquired … Continue reading
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Tagged Altercation, Arizona, Backyard, Bird, Bird Egg, Eggshell, Fence, Larvae, Roadrunner, Rock Squirrel, Sierra Vista, Squirrel, Sunday Brunch, Wildlife
2 Comments
Roadrunner Redux
So what do you think? I think this is the female roadrunner – no bright blue and red patches on her face like Lazarus sports. She was running like a champ (hence the lousy portrait of her), so I’m going … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Eggs, Lazarus, Nest, Roadrunner, Roadrunner Nest, Sierra Vista, Thorny Bush, Trees, Wildlife
6 Comments
The Standoff
I expected to hear gunfire at any moment. The threatening noises were fearsome! In the end, the roadrunner called the raven “A tosser”, and took off for the fence rail and beyond. The noise then started up in the front … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird Nest, Birds, Cactus Wren, Raven, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
4 Comments
Lunchus Interruptus – Roadrunner
I was chowing down on this delicious salad of Romaine, Roma tomatoes, avocado and Havarti cheese (with jalapeño dressing), when DH spied Lazarus swooping down from the top of our storage shed, on a direct glide path with an invading … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Baked Goods, Bird House, Birds, Bread, Cactus Wren, Cheese, Desert Bird of Paradise, Flycatcher, Food, Lunch, Pizza, Roadrunner, Salad, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
10 Comments
Roadrunner Fast Food
Haven’t seen anything of the injured female for several weeks, but Lazarus has been around for a few visits during that time. They don’t seem to stay around for very long – maybe a half day, or even less. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Lazarus, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
8 Comments
The Tale of Two Eggs (Roadrunners)
It has been an exciting week in the roadrunner world in our backyard. About a week ago, an egg appeared in the nest built a few months ago. Then we saw what we presumed was the immature female from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Babies, Backyard, Birds, Eggs, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
12 Comments
Roadrunner Contemplates a New Home
Each picture should get bigger if you click on it. Mmmmmm – an empty hornets’ nest – my favorite! I’ll need a place to store it. I’ll sneak up to see if anyone is home. Knock, knock – is anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bird House, Birds, Fence, Nest, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
13 Comments
The Contest
Do you remember this guy? Well, he is living up to his name. He has arisen yet again to become famous on Mello Mike’s site: http://mellomikeswolfcreekcamper.blogspot.hu Where he took the Blue Ribbon in the contest. http://mellomikeswolfcreekcamper.blogspot.hu/2013/06/and-winner-of-2013-roadrunner-photo.html Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Contest, Lazarus, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
13 Comments
Adventures of Dorrie Anne 