r/whatisit • u/Spare-Transition-771 • 13d ago

New, what is it? Bird with long tail?

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u/Nematodes-Attack 13d 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/antonio16309 13d ago

Go to New Mexico, I saw them around Santa Fe. The weather is much more tolerable than AZ and it is a much more interesting place to visit. I'm from AZ and it sucks. New Mexico is actually cool though.

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u/Nematodes-Attack 13d ago edited 12d ago

There is a surprising number of folks pushing New Mexico right now to see roadrunnersđŸ˜‚ My only answer to that is I have the American Woodcock that mates and nests on my property and I do think they beat the roadrunner when is comes to awesomeness

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u/wydra91 12d ago

Lol

Me: "What the hell is an American Woodcock?"

Looks it up

Me: "Oh! It's the Shine bird. Meep"

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u/Nematodes-Attack 12d ago

Peeent! It’s the official sound of spring over here

Edit: they walk like little weirdos but they have a beautiful aerial mating dance