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Greater Roadrunner, September 2004

Pictures of a Greater Roadrunner, rare on the floor of the Santa Clara Valley, found near the Alviso Marina and observed by many local birders in the Fall of 2004. I took the second and third pictures while I was sitting quietly in a clump of fennel and the bird approached me, eventually coming within five feet.
Greater Roadrunner, September 2004
Greater Roadrunner, September 2004		 Greater Roadrunner, closeup
Greater Roadrunner, closeup		 Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner

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Robert Becker19-Oct-2009 02:22
I made a few quick grab shots of a RR in Livermore about the same time frame. I wonder if it might have been the same bird? I probably could've gotten some better shots, except some morons nearby started throwing rocks at it and chasing it. Just to see if they could out-run the bird. Makes me wonder who has the higher intellegence!
gail connors 02-May-2006 21:15
I live in Tucson and a greater roadrunner streaked by my window, and landed in my side yard. He was huge, and beautiful...........and quite haughty. What a thrill to see one upclose.
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