Greater Roadrunner

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2013114 views11 comments

I've been pretty busy lately with travel and work, so I tend to shoot what is out the back door. I've always heard that Roadrunners will become somewhat domesticated if they feel comfortable in a location. This is one of three adults that likes to hang out in my back yard. They really have little fear of us and will even come over to beg for food if we have the barbecue going. This is how a Roadrunner gets warmed up in the morning...

D800
200-400 @ 290mm
f8
1/1000
iso 800

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 10, 2013 at 1:53 AM

Very nice subtle details revealed in the larger view Charlie, love the blue in the plumage. I like the way he is posed in the frame, nice comp. I was struck by the similar pose and general body conformation to my Magpie image, I suspect they may play somewhat similar ecological roles.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 10, 2013 at 11:15 AM

Beautiful light and colours here.. sweet image with a great pose and very fine detail.
I can barely FIND a roadrunner, and you have them attending your BBQ's!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 10, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Very cool, Charlie. The disheveled plumage on the back is neat. Looks like my cat when I give her a "mohawk".

Excellent detail and light and I like the bg.

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Comment posted by Mike Milicia on January 10, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Wonderful capture of a great backyard bird and some interesting behavior!

Might tone down the highlights of the perch, especially below the bird.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 10, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Interesting sunning behviour and I like the head-turn.

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 10, 2013 at 6:56 PM

love the roadrunners , saw only once and no camera on me, anyway the quality is outstanding, nice pose and eye contact made shot excellent

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 10, 2013 at 10:11 PM

Charlie, nice pose and behavior! These are always fun to photograph.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 10, 2013 at 11:06 PM

Excellent detail, nice pose and great exposure.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 11, 2013 at 12:10 AM

Nice capture of an interesting behavior, Charlie. Very sharp with a great headturn. The rock adds a nice touch to the image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 11, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Most of the roadrunners I see in the desert behind our place are not very approachable at all. I like seeing the fluffed up look and there is very nice detail on the larger image. I think these are very interesting birds for some reason.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 12, 2013 at 2:54 PM

Wonderful colors and the detail is incredible.

Ray

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