Big Bend NP roadrunner

I have been traveling he last two days and got to Big Bend National Park late yesterday afternoon. Though a cold front cooled this far southwest Texas location down, it did get into the 60's at the Rio Grande Village; however it was mostly cloudy which makes it more of a challenge to get good bird pics.

In the case of this super-cooperative Greater Roadrunner, I was able to get these good shots. As these pics show, roadrunners actually have some nice color in their plumage. The quality of these pics is good enough that both pics can be double-clicked to enlarge--double-clicking the top pic gives a really nice eye-to-eye view. SeEtta

Inquisitive Roadrunner

And another southwest U.S. (though it is found as far east as western Louisiana) that is also found in SE Colorado is the Greater Roadrunner; and again, I photographed this bird at the Bosque Del Apache NWR. It was an inquisitive bird--it stopped to watch me while I watched it from my car. Interesting, I found an even more inquisitive Roadrunner in Cottonwood Canyon in Baca County, Colorado a few years ago--that bird even approached within a few feet of my car.

Though this roadrunner was only about 40 feet from my car, the photo didn't come out as good as others--I'm just learning to use my new DSLR Canon xti and I think the pic is overexposed a little. The top pic is good for enlarging (by double-clicking on it ) but the bottom pic has been as enlarged as possible with reasonable quality.SeEtta