Greater Roadrunner

We just got back from a tour of the SW and found this amiable fellow near Bisbee AZ. One has to love these guys.

Never seen one before,great shots

Very nice Al! Beep! Beep!

Great shots Al. Really cool

Nice shots of it!

mandokid1 wrote in post #17946090
Very nice Al! Beep! Beep!

Not nearly as cute as it is in the cartoons! ; )

Really like the pose you caught in both of these, they can be a strange bird.

docholiday wrote in post #17946021
Never seen one before,great shots

mandokid1 wrote in post #17946090
Very nice Al! Beep! Beep!

Peter2516 wrote in post #17946352
Great shots Al. Really cool

PhotosGuy wrote in post #17946403
Nice shots of it! Not nearly as cute as it is in the cartoons! ; )

Grizz1 wrote in post #17946426
Really like the pose you caught in both of these, they can be a strange bird.

A strange bird indeed; and formidable too, if you're a snake or just about anything else. We saw others, but came upon this one sunning on a fence post. I drove as close as I dared, but couldn't get a decent focus on it for some reason. I put the TC on, then took it off, and I still couldn't nail the focus. So I thought, what the heck, and drove even closer. I thought it would fly, but it didn't, so I finally got decent shots.

Thanks for your kind comments.

Nice shots Al, cool bird!

I live in the desert and have seen maybe six of these guys in the 17 years I have lived around here, they were always running.

daverator wrote in post #17946864
Nice shots Al, cool bird!

Thanks, Dave; they are indeed cool.

Canonuser123 wrote in post #17946969
I live in the desert and have seen maybe six of these guys in the 17 years I have lived around here, they were always running.

I'm sure we saw at least that many during our short trip, but I know what you mean about the running part. We were fortunate to find one in repose.

well done Al- is that an ACME fence post?

CaptBob wrote in post #17947383
well done Al- is that an ACME fence post?

You've got me there, Bob.

Wiley will be calling you for some tips. Nice shots, Al. Ever figure out the focus issue?

ardeekay wrote in post #17947500
Wiley will be calling you for some tips. Nice shots, Al. Ever figure out the focus issue?

Thanks, Rog. I'm going to shoot a stationary target with the TC off a tripod. But I don't think it's that, as I've gotten great shots, even handheld, with the TC before. Sometimes I feel it's the light and/or the "fuzziness" of the bird that confounds a good fix. Or maybe it's just me.