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sparker1
15th of June 2005 (Wed), 20:32
Caprock Canyons State Park is a great place for birding. We must have seen a dozen or more Roadrunners, but they are so quick and elusive my 300 mm reach just wasn't enough. Luckily, I managed to get a couple within range, but there's no picking your pose or background...just take what you can get.
Leorooster
15th of June 2005 (Wed), 20:34
Nice captures, Stan. I always wonder how fast do this guys run???
Bald Eagle
15th of June 2005 (Wed), 20:41
Excellent shots of a fast moving bird. I've been told that they have been clocked running at 15MPH. So, the shots you took are even more amazing.
snowrdr
15th of June 2005 (Wed), 21:23
Love the 2nd shot! http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif
LazyPhotographer
15th of June 2005 (Wed), 21:29
Great catch! These buggers are hard.. love the 2nd one.
robertwgross
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 01:14
The second one is a classic Roadrunner pose. It is surveying for lizards to eat.

---Bob Gross---
neil_r
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 01:19
Nice shots, you needed the ACME camouflage netting and an ACME camera to get really close. Beep beep....... (am I just showing my age here?)

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Maureen Souza
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 01:29
Beep beep....nice shots!! Love the roadrunner!!
RockOne
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 07:20
Great shots. Unlike ol' Wile E. you actually caught the Roadrunner. :-) !
cfcRebel
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 08:49
Wow, nice captures Stan! I love #2. I have a few bird shots with the same exact pose. I hope i could get a RR shot like that one day. ;)
Belmondo
16th of June 2005 (Thu), 08:59
Great work.

We have those guys running all over the place here, but I've yet to get a decent shot of one. They don't like to stay in one place very long---probably because their feet get hot.