Another visit to Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Three Rivers, New Mexico, and an opportunity to get many images of one of my very favorite birds. The Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), state bird of New Mexico.

All these photos are the same bird, though with slightly different color ways. Its feathers are iridescent and vary depending on the light that hits those feathers.

The Greater Roadrunner is native to the southwestern United States and central Mexico, and it does not migrate.

The Roadrunner, of course, is known for its running abilities, running up to 26 miles per hour. The bird can fly but its method of choice is running, for chasing after its dinners of insects, small mammals, lizards and snakes (even rattlesnakes). They’ll also eat things that don’t require much speed, seeds, fruits, prickly pear cactus, and carrion.

See those feet? Two toes forward and two toes back, leaving “X” footprints.

What a treat it was to get these images. My favorite place, my favorite bird!

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