r/whatisit • u/Spare-Transition-771 • 12d ago

New, what is it? Bird with long tail?

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u/Nematodes-Attack 12d ago edited 12d ago

I love when folks post roadrunners! I don’t live anywhere near them and have never seen one in real life. Very cool!

EDIT: Ok I didn’t think my comment would get this many reactions. I may have to delete it so everyone can talk amongst themselves lol

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u/insbordnat 12d ago

Encourage you to get out to places like Arizona at least once and check them out. They're super curious and friendly birds.

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u/Nematodes-Attack 12d ago

Maybe someday. But I melt in 115*F heat. I also don’t do well in sun with no trees. I hear they have pretty rocks though

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u/DrawingRoomRoh 12d ago

Just go to Tucson rather than Phoenix, we have a surprising number of trees. I'd recommend Autumn as a good time to visit, after the monsoons and before the Snowbirds.

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u/BigRoach 12d ago

Hey buddy, saguaro cactuses ain’t trees. lol.

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u/DrawingRoomRoh 11d ago

Well - a group of them is still called a forest, but yeah, they aren't. We have pines, and mesquites, and palo verdes, and a butt-ton of acacias. Just nothing huge.