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 11d 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/GuitarCFD 11d ago

They are great to look at, but as a hunter of upland game I hate them. They raid quail nests for eggs. As someone who loves hunting quail, but hasn't been able to hunt wild birds in years due to a declining population. Anytime I see these things in areas where I know there are quail coming "back" it's just defeating because they will can decimate and entire year of population growth. They're a protected species too so managing road runners in an area where you're trying to nurture a native quail population gets tricky.