Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird's love of the water provided my most memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Greater Roadrunner

(Geococcyx californianus)

Description:

Greater Roadrunners are not uncommon in Texas, but this bird’s love of the water provided me with some memorable meetings during my visit to the state in 2020. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.

Date Taken: 2020:04:24 12:03

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

File Name: GreaterRoadRunner_D506740-Atascosa-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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