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Arizona Roadrunner This roadrunner was on the move (as always). I love how prehistoric these birds are and love to photograph them. They are very intense hunters. Fall,Geococcyx californianus,Geotagged,Greater Roadrunner,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Arizona Roadrunner

This roadrunner was on the move (as always). I love how prehistoric these birds are and love to photograph them. They are very intense hunters.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    To highlight their intensity:

    Greater Roadrunner in world domination stare It was worth the wait for this Greater Roadrunner to actually stand still for a second, in order to strike this epic pose. Feared by snakes all over, this bird walks the thin line between brilliance and insanity. Antwerpen,Geococcyx californianus,Greater Roadrunner

    ;)     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View Stephen Philips's profile
      Stephen Philips
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      Old guy, very nice! Posted 8 years ago

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The Greater Roadrunner

The Greater Roadrunner, taxonomically classified as "Geococcyx californianus", meaning "Californian Earth-cuckoo," is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. Along with the Lesser Roadrunner, it is one of two species in the roadrunner genus "Geococcyx". This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer.

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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Dec 7, 2016. Captured Dec 4, 2016 09:56 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 371mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.