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Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Description:

Brown cuckoo, with blue and red eye stripe (usually),

Habitat:

Grassy patch, Desert

Notes:

Prefers to walk or run.

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5 Comments

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

Thank you everyone! My profile picture is Lincolns hand holding the sun, I took it though... On Tuesday, in San Diego.

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Great shot! I love the new profile picture too

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 8 years ago

Cool. I guess there are a few birds that, while they can fly, prefer to run away and only fly if absolutely necessary...can't think of any off the top of my head though! Great pic hey. Thank you for sharing :)

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 8 years ago

Yes, they can fly. And it probably does run faster than it fly it flies, but i'm not sure.

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 8 years ago

Can run faster than it can fly? I'm assuming they can fly :)

Desmond.E.S.O
Spotted by
Desmond.E.S.O

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2015
Submitted on Oct 8, 2015

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