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Geococcyx californianus
Bushy crest and long, thick, dark bill. It has a long, dark tail, a dark head and back, and is blue on the front of the neck and on the belly. Black, brown, white stripes/splotches with blue, black, brown, white crown of feathers on top of head. This bird was about 12 inches long.
At the top of the hill on the southside near the water treatment facility at Belton Lake. I snapped this picture right after the road runner ate a lizard. I was too slow to capture the action.