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    An Impressive Catch By A Roadrunner

    After a quick web search, it appears you're right...woodpeckers will eat nestlings, eggs, and small adult birds! I guess just about anything is food in a pinch. There have been complaints in Texas that roadrunners were depleting the quail population by eating lots of quail babies, but it has...
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    An Impressive Catch By A Roadrunner

    I'm sorry for the confusion...the Roadrunners catch and eat birds (indeed very dinosaur-like), not the Northern Flicker. I apologize for my confusing stream-of-consciousness reply above.
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    Birds That Visit Your Garden Now That Didn't Before

    Across the ocean in the Southwestern US here...I've gotten so many birds I've never seen before since I started feeding in earnest last summer. Currently, my favorite is the solo Say's Phoebe who has been dutifully calling out for a mate for weeks. His sweet descending whistle is my constant...
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    Thanks! :-)
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    Hello from

    Thank you! I look forward to participating in this forum.
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    An Impressive Catch By A Roadrunner

    Hi, fellow Albuquerque resident! We have a family of roadrunners who have claimed our backyard as part of their territory. I've heard of them catching hummingbirds, but haven't seen it...yet. I have seen them snatch young or lazy sparrows from the feeders, though. It's sad, but it's the circle...
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    Hello from

    Hello! I'm in the Southwest region of the US, in New Mexico. I have several Roadrunners who frequent my back garden, as well as the usual house finches, goldfinches, assorted sparrows, white wing doves, etc. I started feeding the Roadrunners a few years ago (watching one munching meal worms as I...
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