We saw several Greater Roadrunners in Sabino Canyon this morning — kenne
A Roadrunner in the desert brush. — Image by kenne
Greater Roadrunner
A roadrunner doesn’t go “meep meep”, for he says “cucucucuckoo”
He isn’t an ostrich or an emu, he is a cuckoo.
Even his scientific name means “Californian ground cuckoo” (or “ground cuckoo from California”)
You can even see that he’s a cuckoo by the type of feet he has.
He maybe brown and dull but if one looks closely, he or she can see the red and blue stripe behind his eyes.
He rarely flies but he can run seventeen miles per hour.
I love them, what about you?
— OspreyEagle
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I didn’t know the roadrunner was a cuckoo. That’s interesting, Kenne.
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As you may know, they are very clever birds, which may explain the connection.
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A lot of predacious theropods, that birds evolved from, were feathered, mostly flightless, and very good runners. 🙂
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