tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post4071775078623300234..comments2024-03-26T10:41:16.229-06:00Comments on Birding Is Fun!: Roadrunning Roadraging RoadkillAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-28984789430886376272012-07-03T00:51:51.844-06:002012-07-03T00:51:51.844-06:00Great pics! I never seen this bird before great t...Great pics! I never seen this bird before great to know about it,thanks for sharing about it.Zoo Managementhttp://hksconsultants.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-63382149792726998842012-05-05T23:31:53.324-06:002012-05-05T23:31:53.324-06:00Thank you Kathie. I know what you mean about their...Thank you Kathie. I know what you mean about their dinosauric appearance. They really remind me of the velociraptors depicted in movies. I'm glad they're not ostrich-sized!<br /><br />I know the little kids made it through ok too. Hopefully the roadrunner/coyote cartoon isn't ruined either : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-91464480139339865522012-05-05T23:12:00.796-06:002012-05-05T23:12:00.796-06:00Laurence, those are some gruesome photos but they ...Laurence, those are some gruesome photos but they do portray the reality of the hunt and a roadrunner has to eat as well. I have seen them eat lizards and snakes but never witnessed them consuming a bird though I use to fear for my hummingbirds when I lived in AZ! To me, they always looked like dinosaurs when they ran and hunted so it is not too hard to believe what I am seeing here. Great shots. Now, I hope you didn't give any little kids nightmares!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-9686745602567953572012-05-04T19:20:05.391-06:002012-05-04T19:20:05.391-06:00Thanks for stopping by Gordon, tis' always a p...Thanks for stopping by Gordon, tis' always a pleasure to share with birders. We flock together after all.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-84914168916175866512012-05-04T19:19:19.388-06:002012-05-04T19:19:19.388-06:00Thank you Tammy. It did feel like a weird betrayal...Thank you Tammy. It did feel like a weird betrayal or something. Not just so see a bird eating another bird (hello raptors), but it seemed so inappropriate for a Roadrunner. Clearly, my sensibilities about such things are woefully reserved.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-3377111125303976402012-05-04T19:18:24.901-06:002012-05-04T19:18:24.901-06:00Thanks Eileen. Roadrunners are face-melting birds,...Thanks Eileen. Roadrunners are face-melting birds, especially that first time you see me'. I hope that day is soon for you : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-57570974949396541922012-05-04T19:11:27.859-06:002012-05-04T19:11:27.859-06:00Great post and some great photos to go along with ...Great post and some great photos to go along with all the details. thanks for sharing!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931448617460317916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-73992297230164229242012-05-04T17:52:40.908-06:002012-05-04T17:52:40.908-06:00Great post & incredible photos Laurence! That ...Great post & incredible photos Laurence! That sounds like quite an experience to witness! I would have never imagined a Roadrunner eating another bird!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-55562508079030306422012-05-04T17:42:44.093-06:002012-05-04T17:42:44.093-06:00I enjoyed your post and the roadrunner photos. It ...I enjoyed your post and the roadrunner photos. It is a cool bird, one I hope to see someday myself.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-65487861252174402242012-05-04T12:32:44.006-06:002012-05-04T12:32:44.006-06:00Exactly! Thanks Maureen.Exactly! Thanks Maureen.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-58705037572419704812012-05-04T12:32:15.500-06:002012-05-04T12:32:15.500-06:00@ Glenn, thanks for stopping by and commenting; it...@ Glenn, thanks for stopping by and commenting; it's a pleasure to share.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-14365176015234703012012-05-04T11:52:30.285-06:002012-05-04T11:52:30.285-06:00Just this spring I witnessed my local roadrunner c...Just this spring I witnessed my local roadrunner catch a baby rabbit, and I have seen one catch a house finch as well. Wonderful birds but formidable predators.Maureen Hickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-30660897626563044002012-05-04T11:37:50.214-06:002012-05-04T11:37:50.214-06:00Thanks Julie! We people can get along with them pr...Thanks Julie! We people can get along with them pretty well...but I daresay that's only because they can't swallow us whole. Hopefully you'll get a chance to see these dinosauric birds soon. Thanks for your kind comment.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-47141162229653475512012-05-04T11:32:05.414-06:002012-05-04T11:32:05.414-06:00Quite the fascinating and informative post, Lauren...Quite the fascinating and informative post, Laurence! I learned something new today. I have never seen Roadrunners in person, so it's nice to view your spectacular photographs here. A very interesting bird, indeed!Julie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08552498284012539176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-18451848852703695652012-05-04T11:01:31.097-06:002012-05-04T11:01:31.097-06:00Thanks Mia. It's definitely been a spring of R...Thanks Mia. It's definitely been a spring of Roadrunners. I've gotten more and better looks than ever before, and it's wonderful to be able to share.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-74878330852988373222012-05-04T10:58:03.268-06:002012-05-04T10:58:03.268-06:00A terrific post with images that show great action...A terrific post with images that show great action & behavior Laurence!Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-20896541275972256032012-05-04T09:56:55.809-06:002012-05-04T09:56:55.809-06:00It was a cold-blooded kill of a warm blooded critt...It was a cold-blooded kill of a warm blooded critter. Slightly shocking, totally neat...it was one of my favorite Roadrunner run-ins to date. They do get surprisingly big...I'm glad they don't get much larger, that'd scare me.<br /><br />Having read your blog post on the Atlanta zoo too, it sounds like that's a great place. Even so, there' no substitute for the in-the-wild thing. You and Nicholas will have to come and bring your hipness to Arizona some time, benefit us desert dwellers with your residual coolness.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-46117186942860255972012-05-04T09:53:45.965-06:002012-05-04T09:53:45.965-06:00Thanks Noushka. That Coyote was always pretty inde...Thanks Noushka. That Coyote was always pretty indestructible, but maybe he's still lucky to be alive after so many run-ins with this predacious birds.<br /><br />They do stand apart as an animal. Clearly a bird and clearly predator of some sort...but it's like a miniature velociraptor.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-40407830194436777822012-05-04T09:22:48.116-06:002012-05-04T09:22:48.116-06:00Fantastic pictures and insight! Thanks, GlennFantastic pictures and insight! Thanks, GlennGlenn Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-2372388164854852782012-05-04T05:44:08.100-06:002012-05-04T05:44:08.100-06:00Great post, Laurence! Fantastic shots of the roadr...Great post, Laurence! Fantastic shots of the roadrunner. We've never seen a wild one. We actually just saw a couple of them at the Atlanta zoo a few weeks ago, and they were much larger than I had imagined. And the warm-blooded meat-eating is news to me! Very cool and gruesome scene you witnessed!Maureen Leong-Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520703570778913408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-82160518190426910222012-05-04T05:41:59.417-06:002012-05-04T05:41:59.417-06:00A incredible looking thing, I agree!
Deer old coyo...A incredible looking thing, I agree!<br />Deer old coyote will have to starve or choose another prey! LOL!<br />My favorite cartoon as a kid!! :)<br />Great pics!!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.com