Johnd Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 2 minutes ago, BigOly said: Greater Roadrunner Lesser Roadrunner So lesser is smaller( duh) and a grey patch behind the eye vs a white for the greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Johnd said: A difference between greater road runners and regular ones? Attitude. https://ebird.org/species/lesroa1 Greater are much streakier on the throat and upper breast. The ranges barely overlap, with Lesser found south of Greater. Both are members of the Cuckoo family. Edited July 16 by Charlie Spencer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 This is a greater Roadrunner hopefully 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 39 minutes ago, Johnd said: This is a greater Roadrunner hopefully Check out where Lesser live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I don’t have anything good. They’re super skittish around here. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Not me 😔. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) This is probably my best. I've only seen a couple, as they're very uncommon around where I live and I haven't spent much time in good roadrunner habitat. Edited July 16 by Aidan B 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I wanted a photo of them, I saw several as I drove through NM, but alas, no camera.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 2 minutes ago, MacMe said: I wanted a photo of them, I saw several as I drove through NM, but alas, no camera.... Same with a trip to central TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 On 7/16/2023 at 12:30 PM, stitch58 said: Not me 😔. Same...never actually been in their range 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 whats the new bird today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Northern Harrier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Only have one available 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 6 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I love the tilted head! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) Back in the game (I think I missed three weeks). Most of my photos are fairly average in-flight shots so I went with this one from March 2021 (snow still on the ground). Heavy crop. I watched it for some time hunting over a field and it finally snagged a mouse or a vole (hidden in the grass). Interesting how different these birds can appear. Edited July 23 by RobinHood 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Nothing spectacular. I'll go with this one: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/518816981 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Don't know what it is about them. I see them pretty often in the winter & I've yet to get a shot of one that I was happy with. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 I have seen many many many Northern Harrier both in Colorado (summer) when I lived there. I have seen them in Florida (winter) since we moved here. But I do not have a good a picture of one. I have a bunch of okay ones. I used the one below because it is male and you never saw as many of them as the female and it is an okay pic. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) Orangeburg Sod Farms, Orangeburg County, central SC. Sept 2019, on a trip with Carolina Bird Club. The sod farm is privately owned but the owner is a birder. Check in at the gate first and you can drive the roads and berms between the sod. The usual targets are migrating shorebirds drawn to the wide open damp grass fields, but the same conditions can pull harriers. This one was dining on something just below the level of the grass. Edited July 25 by Charlie Spencer 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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