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Mar 14, 2013 00:03 |  #1

I went to The Salton Sea last week and got lucky with this guy. It was at full gallop. They are really fast runners!

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Mar 14, 2013 05:33 |  #2

Great action shot!! Two weeks ago we drove I10 from Biloxi to Vandenberg AFB. We looked for roadrunners all the way there but didn't see any.




  
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Mar 14, 2013 05:36 |  #3

Good job freezing the action.


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Mar 14, 2013 07:38 as a reply to  @ SJC from VT's post |  #4

WOW!! Wonderful shot!


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Mar 14, 2013 07:43 |  #5

Great shot


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Mar 14, 2013 08:08 as a reply to  @ akhan's post |  #6

Look at him go! Meep Meep! Good shot and good reactions :)




  
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Mar 14, 2013 08:56 |  #7

Fine shot!




  
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Mar 14, 2013 11:28 |  #8

2slo wrote in post #15713816 (external link)
Look at him go! Meep Meep! Good shot and good reactions :)

My reaction as well!


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Mar 14, 2013 12:22 |  #9

I have never seen a roadrunner (other than the cartoon lol) very very cool!

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Mar 14, 2013 13:45 |  #10

Thats AWESOME ,and catching it doing what its supposed to do.


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Mar 14, 2013 14:36 |  #11

Great pose for a Roadrunner, very well shot.


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Mar 14, 2013 15:21 |  #12

Very nice catch to get him on the run like that!


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Mar 14, 2013 15:51 |  #13

I've yet to get an image of these guys. Cool!


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Mar 14, 2013 16:08 |  #14

Great capture, Pork. Nitpick-is he faster going downhill?


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Mar 14, 2013 16:11 |  #15

lovely shot




  
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