I was sitting at my desk the other day and this lovely critter appeared on the wall outside my office window. I quickly grabbed my nearby camera and took as many shots as I was able to. These were all taken through glass so they aren't as clear as I'd like them to be. I'm just grateful I was able to get these shots at all. Hope you enjoy :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Greater RoadRunner
I can't believe I actually photographed this guy. This is a Greater RoadRunner, a member of the Cuckoo family that sprints all around the Texas landscape. I say sprint because they are able to run up to 15 miles per hour and habitually stay on the ground which makes it very difficult to capture them on camera.
I was sitting at my desk the other day and this lovely critter appeared on the wall outside my office window. I quickly grabbed my nearby camera and took as many shots as I was able to. These were all taken through glass so they aren't as clear as I'd like them to be. I'm just grateful I was able to get these shots at all. Hope you enjoy :)
I was sitting at my desk the other day and this lovely critter appeared on the wall outside my office window. I quickly grabbed my nearby camera and took as many shots as I was able to. These were all taken through glass so they aren't as clear as I'd like them to be. I'm just grateful I was able to get these shots at all. Hope you enjoy :)
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ReplyDeleteOh how neat! I saw one of those recently running near the road (not on it though!). They're such a big bird!
ReplyDeleteHey Diane,
ReplyDeleteCool RR pics!! Say, I see in your picture on the sidebar you had a bumper crop of green peppers at one time or another. Any good recipes for green peppers? I just picked a bunch of them and now I don't know what to do with them all. I have never had such a good crop before!!
Mark & Gale...thanks for visiting! It was really cool to see this guy outside of my window!
ReplyDeleteToni...what I did with my bumper crop of peppers was to roast them, remove the seeds, slice into strips and freeze in small batches. I then add them to soups, eggs, stews, rice dishes, etc. It's a lot of work, but it's the best way I know to preserve a bumper crop of peppers. If you do a search on my blog for peppers, you'll come up with a few specific recipes that I used them in whole. Hope this helps!
I know you posted this years ago but I felt compelled to write after I stumbled across your blog for the Moroccan Chicken/preserved lemon recipe... I just recently was thinking of road runners and how fascinating they are. I used to live in New Mexico and saw a few then but never since, and wondered if they are endangered or still on the up and up. Thank you for sharing the pics :). Two of my favorite pastimes are gardening and cooking as well. Wish I live closer - I would love to come visit your abode....
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