Winged Wednesday 3/25/2020

[Eric Gofreed]

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a native of the Southwestern Desert. Roadrunner are related to cuckoos. They are primarily carnivores walking and running down prey and killing it by holding it in their bill and repeatedly slamming it against the ground. Their diet including snakes, frogs, scorpions, dragonflies, tarantulas, mice, and lizards.

Both parents care for the nest and feed their young. The full grown chick on right is begging to be fed.

Because Roadrunner have short wings; they can only fly a short distance. Here the roadrunner is gliding to a land from a tree.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a native of the Southwestern Desert. Roadrunner are related to cuckoos. They are primarily carnivores walking and running down prey and killing it by holding it in their bill and repeatedly slamming it against the ground. Their diet including snakes, frogs, scorpions, dragonflies, tarantulas, mice, and lizards.

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Both parents care for the nest and feed their young. The full grown chick on right is begging to be fed.

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Because Roadrunner have short wings; they can only fly a short distance. Here the roadrunner is gliding to a land from a tree.

Those are impressive images, Eric.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here is mine for this week. It is a Lewis's Woodpecker.

 

[Terry Farrow]

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a native of the Southwestern Desert. Roadrunner are related to cuckoos. They are primarily carnivores walking and running down prey and killing it by holding it in their bill and repeatedly slamming it against the ground. Their diet including snakes, frogs, scorpions, dragonflies, tarantulas, mice, and lizards.

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Both parents care for the nest and feed their young. The full grown chick on right is begging to be fed.

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Because Roadrunner have short wings; they can only fly a short distance. Here the roadrunner is gliding to a land from a tree.

Stunning image Eric. Nice start.

 

[Terry Farrow]

Here is mine for this week. It is a Lewis's Woodpecker.

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Beautiful bird nicely captured Doug.

 

[ckcarr]

Here's mine. Up on top of Cerro Summit.

 

[AlanLichty]

Impressive acts to follow. I'm back to my usual subjects of gulls along the coastlines - in this case with some relatively active seas as a backdrop.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks again for starting this Eric, and you left out Wile E Coyote as victims of the Road Runner. But great shots.

How about an Ibis?

 

[Terry Farrow]

A Tern with its catch.

 

[Terry Farrow]

Thanks again for starting this Eric, and you left out Wile E Coyote as victims of the Road Runner. But great shots.

How about an Ibis?

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That’s beautiful Ben what species of Ibis is this.

 

[Ben Egbert]

That’s beautiful Ben what species of Ibis is this.

I believe its a white faced Ibis, maybe Eric can confirm.

 

[Terry Farrow]

Impressive acts to follow. I'm back to my usual subjects of gulls along the coastlines - in this case with some relatively active seas as a backdrop.

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Look forward to your gulls each week Alan set against some beautiful scenery.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Impressive images so far. Tough act to follow.

 

[Jim Sanderson]

The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a native of the Southwestern Desert. Roadrunner are related to cuckoos. They are primarily carnivores walking and running down prey and killing it by holding it in their bill and repeatedly slamming it against the ground. Their diet including snakes, frogs, scorpions, dragonflies, tarantulas, mice, and lizards.

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Both parents care for the nest and feed their young. The full grown chick on right is begging to be fed.

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Because Roadrunner have short wings; they can only fly a short distance. Here the roadrunner is gliding to a land from a tree.

Another great series. I aspire.........

 

[Jim Sanderson]

A couple from me ...........

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Here is mine for this week. It is a Lewis's Woodpecker.

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Great bird and a great photo, Doug

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Here's mine. Up on top of Cerro Summit.

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Master level photography!!! Highest compliments

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Thanks again for starting this Eric, and you left out Wile E Coyote as victims of the Road Runner. But great shots.

How about an Ibis?

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Based on location and eye color (red), this is a white-faced ibis. Regrettably, white around the base of the bill surrounded by red, a gray bill and red legs are not obvious in this photo. Glossy Ibis have a dark eye, brownish bill, dark underparts

 

[Eric Gofreed]

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That's on good tern, Terry.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Impressive images so far. Tough act to follow.

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beautiful flight photo... technically flawless. On the crop, I suggest you allow more space in front of the gull and less space behind it giving the bird a place to go.