Well, here I am again for four nights (they've set a limit of four nights per motor home) waiting for an appointment at Camping World. I was sitting here this morning reading blogs and movement out the front window caught my eye. I looked up and there were TWO ROADRUNNERS! My favorite bird, but one I seldom get to see. IN A PARKING LOT??? Amazing. So here are the best of the photos I took, some of them are fuzzy, but I liked the running and different body positions. I sure wish they were all clear as a bell:
They were walking and running all over the parking lot and center areas with the bushes, trees and rocks in between the parking spaces. Right in front of The Palms.
Racing across the street:
This is the only shot of the two Roadrunners together - then they ran off in different directions.
When Roadrunners are running their tail is down, then when they stop, they raise their tail in the air. This time, he raised his rail up high, then started wagging it from side to side. I've never seen that before:
Here's the "tail in the air" from the rear, with this little head looking to the right in front of his tail. I thought the feather detail was pretty - I've not seen the underside of their tail feathers close up before. Do you think he's mooning me?
Fast running:
Some small birds landed up ahead in his path, and he crept into these grasses and hid until they were gone:
Then they ran across the last parking area and jumped up on the planted area between the parking lot and the golf course.
Bye little guy - I hope you come back!
They sure put on a show for me - nothing like a Roadrunner sighting to make my day!
From me and Katie, have a great Saturday, everyone! :)
