Arizona Dreamin’

By laurie54

Lost Roadrunner

Where would you not  expect to see a roadrunner?  On the tiptop of the roof of a house at least 100 yds/92m away.  Beth was cleaning in Mom's bedroom and I was on the other side of the house.  Since she was closer to a rear window I called out to her incredulously.  Was that a roadrunner on the roof?  She looked and thought it was just a dove.  But I would recognize the shape of that head anywhere.  No time to set up my camera and 400mm lens onto a tripod so I tried some hand-held shots.  Between my shaky hands (way too heavy for me) and the distance, I had to crop the heck out of them.  Rather than post a teeny photo, I thought I would take a chance on a collage.  The quality isn't close to my standards for a blip, but holy sh*t!  it was a roadrunner on the roof of a house! 
One thing to add is that I am positive it is a young one.  Adults should have a short blue stripe along the white stripe behind the eye plus the little thing's feathers don't seem to be very thick.  I haven't a clue how it got up there but maybe it was the best vantage point to find its mama.

Two gold fish are in a tank.
One looks at the other and says, “You know how to drive this thing?!

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