Gotta Keep Movin On
by Linda Brody
Title
Gotta Keep Movin On
Artist
Linda Brody
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Gotta Keep Movin' On...... Searching.... where am I? Looking for food.... Who is that looking at me? In a hurry.... gotta go. Says this Greater Roadrunner.
As I was walking our neighborhood looking for flowers and birds to shoot, I looked across the way, and this roadrunner was crossing the street. As he crossed, he passed right next to me, and I was able to get this shot. Not quite sure if he really was bothered by me or not, as he was clearly on the hunt.
The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The Latin name means "Californian earth-cuckoo". Along with the lesser roadrunner, it is one of two species in the roadrunner genus Geococcyx. This roadrunner is also known as the chaparral cock, ground cuckoo, and snake killer. Their diet in the wild is various invertebrates, lizards, snakes, small mammals, small birds, eggs, seeds, fruit, even carrion.
Roadrunners have 4 toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward. The toes are brown in color and have pale gold spots. The upper body is mostly brown with black streaks and sometimes pink spots. The neck and upper breast are white or pale brown with dark brown streaks, and the belly is white. A crest of brown feathers sticks up on the head, and a bare patch of orange and blue skin lies behind each eye; the blue is replaced by white in adult males (except the blue adjacent to the eye), and the orange (to the rear) is often hidden by feathers.
This photograph has been featured in the following Groups:
Macro Marvels
A Birding Group - Wings
Poetic Poultry
Nikon Full Frame Cameras
FAA Bird Portraits
Wildlife 1 A Day
The World We See Group
Nature Landmarks Landscapes and Wildlife
10+
All Art Welcome
ABC Group - V for Verdant Green
Kingdom Anamalia
Birds in Focus
500 Views - 1 A Day
1,000 Views on 1 Image
Southern California Artists Collective
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August 30th, 2016
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Comments (32)
Anthony Jones
Beautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Southern California Artist Collective Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #13 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Sarah Batalka
Great shot, Linda! This is too cute... makes me giggle too! Nominating you for a Special Feature via the discussion thread in the group 1,000 Views! Congrats on reaching 1,000! L/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Don Columbus
Congratulations Linda, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Anita Faye
Awesome capture Linda! Featured on Poetic Poultry! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html