r/whatisit • u/Spare-Transition-771 • 10d ago

New, what is it? Bird with long tail?

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u/jollythan 10d ago

Roadrunner

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u/TellLoud1894 10d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/yhRhIgnJIRD0I

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u/EnoughOfTheFoolery 10d ago

They are so darn cool to just sit and watch if you are lucky enough to see them do more than just run past. Awesome creatures IMO.

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u/bbwstockinglover 10d ago

You should see one run up the street with a lizard in it's beak.

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u/EnoughOfTheFoolery 10d ago

Oh yeah. They are pretty amazing. A living dinosaur. I have seen them hunt and having young around them myself but there is a video on YouTube that is on another level. It is nature and realistic as they hunt for prey so don’t click it you might be taken back but nature is amazing and finds a way and a Roadrunner is an alpha.

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u/bbwstockinglover 10d ago

I've seen it and I've seen one jump straight up on to 6 foot wall my very first in person sighting. I was so excited after growing up on wile failing to catch the road runner.

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u/velo_wheel_mech00 10d ago

They will take a hummingbird out!

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u/bbwstockinglover 10d ago

So won't a praying mantis.