02-15-2019 10:42 AM
BEEP BEEP!!!
Today's Ornithology lesson: The Roadrunner is an omnivore. They eat primarily insects, but also reptiles (including Rattlesnakes), rodents & other small mammals, spiders (including tarantulas), scorpions, centipedes, snails, small birds, eggs, fruits, & seeds. It is also the only known predator of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Google that insect for a good read!).
I witnessed one capturing a small bird, then absolutely beating the daylights out of in slamming it into the ground into submission.
They have been clocked running 20 mph.
I shot this photo with my Canon EOS 1100D with a 75-300mm telephoto lens.
02-15-2019 11:01 AM
Semplicemente stupendo.
02-15-2019 11:16 AM
BEEP BEEP @PrestonAZTXMN
great photo. I was googling to learn a bit more, because we don't have this bird on Italy. Absolutely amazing !!!
Tomorrow morning I will try to take some photo of some wading-bird, to share in my post
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02-16-2019 01:59 AM
First of all thank you for tagging me in this beautiful post, dear @PrestonAZTXMN; the shot is really beautiful - congratulations.
I have seen many of your Bird-Shots in your other posts - all are really good ones.
As rightly told by our @ErmesT, you tempted me too, to scan through Google - interesting - dear Mr ermest, hope to see your shot soon; kindly remeber to tag me too.
Thanks
02-18-2019 12:41 AM
Hey @PrestonAZTXMN,
Wow, this is quite a unique looking bird. 😀 We have the African cuckoo in South Africa, which is a species from the same family (Cuculidae), but I've never seen one in the wild.
Thanks for sharing the awesome photo!
02-18-2019 09:06 AM
Very interesting. I have been to South Africa twice. It is a beautiful country with spectacular scenery & wildlife.
THANKS!
02-18-2019 11:21 PM
Brilliant @PrestonAZTXMN!
Glad to hear that! Spectacular indeed! I'm still getting to know the ins and outs of photography and I wish I'd taken more wildlife photos. 🙂 Did you happen to capture any South African birds or wildlife?