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Greater Roadrunner
jmorlan

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

A calm pose with tail slightly cocked and crest flattened. This iconic ground cuckoo of the arid American Southwest paused for a photo from the window of our car. The colored eye markings are bare skin known as the postorbital apterium. It is mostly blue in females as seen here. Males also show red or orange.
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Location
Laguna Atascosa NWR, Indian Lake, Texas, USA.
Date taken
23 April 2023.
Scientific name
Geococcyx californianus
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bievreJJ
such a fantastic bird and a gorgeous photo, love the look on its face, waiting for the coyote lol, congratulations, many tfs!!
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
249
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
216.2 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
200
Filename
GreaterRoadrunnerIMG_9376.jpg
File size
289.5 KB
Date taken
Sun, 23 April 2023 8:35 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 688px

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