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Roadrunner Bird

Roadrunner

The Roadrunner is a member of the Cuckoo family.  It lives in the thorny scrub, sparse grasslands and deserts of Mexico and of the Southwestern United States.  It can run up to 17 miles per hour.  It can keep its large body airborne for just more that a few seconds and so prefers walking or running.

Photo: Tom Vezo
2010

Greater Roadrunner in the Desert

Greater Roadrunner

The Greater Roadrunner has evolved several adaptations to desert life, perhaps the most sorcerer-like being its ability to jump-start its metabolism via absorption of solar energy by exposing a "solar panel" of black skin on its back to the sun.

Photo and text by Paul Zimmerman
2010

Roadrunner, State Bird of New Mexico

The Roadrunner
The State Bird of New Mexico
(Chaparral)
This bird will tackle snakes and lizards.  It has a rather long tail and runs on the ground most of the time but at times will fly to reach its destination.  The Roadrunner is found throughout the Southwest, and can be seen in the Carlsbad Living Desert State Park at Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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