Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Soaking up the Sun

Hi there! These pictures are from the morning of May 7th. After crossing the street, the roadrunner stopped, turned its back to the sun, opened its wings and ruffled its feathers allowing the warm rays to reach its skin. Some feathers caught the light just right so I could see shimmering colors on the bird's wings and tail.





roadrunner colors

A short video clip of the roadrunner sunbathing:


Have a wonderful week!

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10 comments:

  1. RohrerbotJune 10, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    It's amazing how anything can survive this heat! Nice close ups on a desert beauty!

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  2. angryparsnipJune 10, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Wonderful close ups.
    I have several (?) pair (?) roadrunners running around here and I love to watch them.

    cheers, parsnip

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  3. cieldequimperJune 10, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Was he talking to you? :-) The feathers are gorgeous!

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  4. JulieJune 10, 2014 at 12:27 PM

    Wow! A REAL roadrunner!!!!!! how beautiful!!!!!

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  5. DarlaJune 10, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Very cool that you were able to get it sunbathing! I liked being able to actually see it fluff out its feathers!

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  6. ThérèseJune 11, 2014 at 4:06 AM

    How fun to be able to stand close and observe.
    On our 15 days stay in Phoenix we saw a couple ones crossing streets...

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  7. rainfield61June 11, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    Yes, how good if the runner talk to you.

    Then we shall have an interesting story by then.

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  8. eileeninmdJune 13, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    Cute shots of the Roadrunner! They are one of my many favorite birds.

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  9. CandaceJune 13, 2014 at 8:13 PM

    I didn't realize they, also, have iridescent feathers.

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  10. JanieJune 17, 2014 at 5:12 PM

    Nice capture of the roadrunner! I didn't realize they had colored feathers. Interesting to see.

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