tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post7401259150907835447..comments2023-09-20T09:12:32.154-03:00Comments on KaHolly: Roadrunner, Beep BeepKaHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-79400611351612479532011-04-02T20:34:53.462-03:002011-04-02T20:34:53.462-03:00Beep beep indeed :) Love road runners, cartoon a...Beep beep indeed :) Love road runners, cartoon and real life. Am jealous of such a great, close photoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-77347430056490344072011-04-01T16:42:27.484-03:002011-04-01T16:42:27.484-03:00Just wanted to say congrats. I see you are a winne...Just wanted to say congrats. I see you are a winner over at Quilting Life.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-21545864364935948152011-03-31T17:39:36.717-03:002011-03-31T17:39:36.717-03:00Wonderful photo and info! I have not seen one sinc...Wonderful photo and info! I have not seen one since I moved back east. Imagine that! :-)Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-80809411389693118652011-03-28T00:51:46.580-03:002011-03-28T00:51:46.580-03:00Nice shot of the roadrunner.
Until moving to the ...Nice shot of the roadrunner.<br /><br />Until moving to the Ozarks, I'd always thought of roadrunners as a secretive dwellers of the desert southwest. (Too many Roadrunner cartoons?) No so. Roadrunners are common here in the hills. A couple of years ago, we had a pair nesting nearby. I never located the nest, but the male would often fuss at me when I was out in the garden and he thoughtMarvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-44313969792630815732011-03-27T21:43:17.349-03:002011-03-27T21:43:17.349-03:00Great shot of the roadrunner!Great shot of the roadrunner!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-60546357794952597222011-03-27T18:28:55.039-03:002011-03-27T18:28:55.039-03:00Oh..love it and I had no idea about them at all.. ...Oh..love it and I had no idea about them at all.. Not too many here in western NY..lol.....MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-16069002593953021882011-03-27T14:48:23.773-03:002011-03-27T14:48:23.773-03:00Hi Karen. Better view than I got during a visit to...Hi Karen. Better view than I got during a visit to Texas. I spent ages waiting for one to reappear from a hedge and it never did!!FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-19933189895712806132011-03-27T08:51:19.569-03:002011-03-27T08:51:19.569-03:00they always seem to have so much character! I didn...they always seem to have so much character! I didn't realise they're in the cuckoo familyCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-45731517402815568392011-03-26T21:05:22.026-03:002011-03-26T21:05:22.026-03:00Hello Kaholly, thankyou..I enjoyed learning from y...Hello Kaholly, thankyou..I enjoyed learning from your post....I have only ever seen the cartoon of the Road runner...Warm Regards, LynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-54110169007285243762011-03-26T18:40:17.166-03:002011-03-26T18:40:17.166-03:00I've never seen a roadrunner so this was quite...I've never seen a roadrunner so this was quite a treat for me. Very interesting post and a great shot.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-73231163729716101512011-03-26T12:24:29.291-03:002011-03-26T12:24:29.291-03:00IM totally Jealous! I dont know how many times Ive...IM totally Jealous! I dont know how many times Ive been thru Texas, NM, AZ, CO, NV, CA <br />IVE never seen one of these and Ive looked and hoped and tried for years!!<br />CONGRATS on this sighting!! Great photo too.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-37528927615424761782011-03-26T11:56:29.233-03:002011-03-26T11:56:29.233-03:00Oh, I'd love to meet it.Oh, I'd love to meet it.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-85603606331710354312011-03-26T00:01:15.812-03:002011-03-26T00:01:15.812-03:00How fun that you captured a picture of a "rea...How fun that you captured a picture of a "real" roadrunner. I have never seen one before and only associated them with cartoons. It looks like it blends in perfectly with its environment. Thanks for sharing. NolaJust Ramblin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/04580035146579934527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-75675280033235348842011-03-25T20:14:39.077-03:002011-03-25T20:14:39.077-03:00What a cool bird!!What a cool bird!!Kimberly Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393537529349019301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-61022859186249549462011-03-25T17:13:02.509-03:002011-03-25T17:13:02.509-03:00I didn't know he was part of the cuckoo family...I didn't know he was part of the cuckoo family either. Never seen one in real life.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-1054799378170138622011-03-25T17:04:57.012-03:002011-03-25T17:04:57.012-03:00Never seen one except in the cartoons, and now I h...Never seen one except in the cartoons, and now I have!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-15629776147694586882011-03-25T16:17:13.973-03:002011-03-25T16:17:13.973-03:00Thanks for stopping by today, everyone.
Walk2Wr...Thanks for stopping by today, everyone. <br /><br />Walk2Write, that is an excellent question, and I'm pleased to tell you that no, roadrunners are generally non-parasitic nesters (they do not generally nest in other birds nests). They build a platform nest up to 3 ft. high and they take turns tending to their young. It is common for them to have 2 broods a year. <br /><br />MyMaracas, I&#KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-76699036491205700552011-03-25T16:09:48.657-03:002011-03-25T16:09:48.657-03:00What a fun post! Love the photo and enjoyed the in...What a fun post! Love the photo and enjoyed the info. I've never seen a roadrunner, but I hope to one day. <br /><br />(Funny - you posted about the roadrunner and I posted about the coyote. LOL)MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-23737528749500126462011-03-25T15:50:10.905-03:002011-03-25T15:50:10.905-03:00What a fantastic find! I've never seen one of ...What a fantastic find! I've never seen one of them outside of the cartoon and on TV nature shows. Do they have the same kind of nesting habits as the cuckoo referred to in romantic comedy during Shakespeare's day?walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-10578254935760960972011-03-25T14:52:31.245-03:002011-03-25T14:52:31.245-03:00PS: Interesting story, about JJA. I had never hear...PS: Interesting story, about JJA. I had never heard of him. And funny, how he was not familiar with a bird as big as that!Simone de Klerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229832556762075177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-38817671509250613312011-03-25T14:48:51.464-03:002011-03-25T14:48:51.464-03:00I have never seen a picture of a 'real' ro...I have never seen a picture of a 'real' roadrunner. Only the strip figure. <br />Never thought they would be that big!<br />Thank you for sharing this. I always love learning new things!Simone de Klerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229832556762075177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-62778010762855872152011-03-25T13:12:44.187-03:002011-03-25T13:12:44.187-03:00That's a well camouflaged road runner. We'...That's a well camouflaged road runner. We'll have to look carefully for them! :)<br />Beautiful image.Kjell T. Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102816406372493918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-81515279224582746952011-03-25T12:45:51.700-03:002011-03-25T12:45:51.700-03:00They partner n help each other, watched one helpin...They partner n help each other, watched one helping the other catching insects and giving them to the one with the messed up wing.john bordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202096303366476728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-53824841049663449382011-03-25T12:08:30.935-03:002011-03-25T12:08:30.935-03:00My father used to have 3 regulars that he named. ...My father used to have 3 regulars that he named. He fed them raw hamburger meat and eventually they'd eat out of his hand. One day they ate out of mine too.Abby and Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082914470199247665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984398639775623131.post-24924072406219279982011-03-25T12:02:50.963-03:002011-03-25T12:02:50.963-03:00We get them in a few areas here (and occasionally ...We get them in a few areas here (and occasionally at our place). They seem to stay in the same territory and raise their families in the same locales every year. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.com