You don't think of roadrunners living in any environment other than the desert, and I have to admit that's where I usually see them. But when I started spending summers in Prescott, in an area mostly populated with ponderosa pines and various oak trees, I was surprised to see roadrunners every once in a while.
The greater roadrunner, one of two species of the fast-running avian, actually lives in a range that stretches from northern California into Colorado and almost east to the Mississippi River, in habitat not exclusive to the desert southwest and Mexico. So next time you're looking up at the high country's acorn woodpeckers and white-breasted nuthatches, don't forget to look down along the trail for a bird that's just as comfortable on the ground as you and I are.
The greater roadrunner, one of two species of the fast-running avian, actually lives in a range that stretches from northern California into Colorado and almost east to the Mississippi River, in habitat not exclusive to the desert southwest and Mexico. So next time you're looking up at the high country's acorn woodpeckers and white-breasted nuthatches, don't forget to look down along the trail for a bird that's just as comfortable on the ground as you and I are.
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| Greater roadrunner in Prescott. |
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| Greater roadrunner in Prescott. |
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| Greater roadrunner in Prescott. |
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| Greater roadrunner in Prescott. |
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