Road Runners

[orezok]

Road Runners are strange birds. They are very curious and many times follow me around when I am working outside. Today, this one decided to investigate the exterior ledge for the window above my entry door. Its not unusual for them to peck at the windows.

 

[Bird]

We don't see them very often at all, but I always liked seeing the birds, watching the Roadrunner cartoons, bought the first Plymouth Roadrunner car to come to Dallas, and have a Roadrunner sketch on the wall right behind me by the elder of our two daughters.:laughing:

 

[/pine]

If you see any packages sitting around that say "ACME" on them beware...!

 

[EddieWalker]

Great picture. I've never seen them on anything, especially part of a house. We have them here in East Texas, but I don't see them very often. Maybe a couple times a year.

 

[Rustyiron]

Ok, they don't look like the cartoon rr, please tell me that they at least go "beep beep" and sound like an f-15 in after burner while going by :laughing:

 

[radios1]

Ok, they don't look like the cartoon rr, please tell me that they at least go "beep beep" and sound like an f-15 in after burner while going by :laughing:

I believe they go meep meep..

 

[Bird]

My Plymouth roadrunner went "beep, beep" but I never heard any sound from the roadrunners we saw down in Navarro County, and even in Dallas county many years ago.

 

[widefat]

My Plymouth roadrunner went "beep, beep" but I never heard any sound from the roadrunners we saw down in Navarro County, and even in Dallas county many years ago.

I thought it was the little nash rambler that went "beep beep"?

 

[Bird]

I thought it was the little nash rambler that went "beep beep"?

I doubt that many of our members remember those little cars.:laughing:

 

[CowboyRon]

Great picture. I've never seen them on anything, especially part of a house. We have them here in East Texas, but I don't see them very often. Maybe a couple times a year.

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That's strange Eddie, I'm not far from you and they're everywhere around here.

 

[CowboyRon]

My Plymouth roadrunner went "beep, beep" but I never heard any sound from the roadrunners we saw down in Navarro County, and even in Dallas county many years ago.

I was walking last month and I heard one for the first time. It kinda sounded like someone was trying to start a chainsaw that doesn't have any compression.

 

[Diggin It]

Its not unusual for them to peck at the windows.

I thought running down the road was their idea of havin' fun, not peckin' on windows?

 

[JPRambo]

His horn went beep beep beep.

 

[bunyip]

Are they flightless?

 

[EddieWalker]

Last year I saw one fly across the road in front of me. Until then, i thought they couldn't fly.

 

[3Ts]

I followed one on foot as it ran down a road. After awhile it thought i was to close so it flew off. So, yes they can fly, but the can also run fast.

 

[k0ua]

I doubt that many of our members remember those little cars.:laughing:

Unfortunately I do. And the song too. I have seen only a few roadrunners here and I never heard a word out of them.

 

[k0ua]

They can fly fairly well if they need/want to. But they can outrun most things and seem to prefer that mode. I guess that is why they call them road runners.

 

[oosik]

I actually got to see one of those things when visiting a friend in Camp Verde, AZ. I saw more of the dust it created as it ran down the road than the bird.

They appear to be every bit as fast as they are in the cartoons. Those things and the huge cactus.

 

[orezok]

Out here in the desert road runners are very common. I see them every week. The beak on these things are vicious and they can kill rattlesnakes!