Birds in Big Bend

[Goontz]

1. I have no idea what kind of bird this is. Anyone have any ideas?

2. Roadrunner

3. Same Roadrunner

 

[corralup]

I got it! It's a spotted towhee.

 

[icassell]

Wait a sec -- aren't roadrunners supposed to be purple and have a coyote chasing them?

I was going to identify the towhee for you, but was beaten to the punch.

I love the first image.

You might try a bit of a crop on your RR images removing some of the foreground and left side.


Beep-Beep.

 

[Goontz]

Nice. Looks like a good ID to me! I think the roadrunner kind of gets lost in the background (good camouflage, right?). I'll make a note to try and re-edit these along with many others from the Big Bend trip that could use a 2nd pass for improvements.

 

[smackitsakic]

Really love the first pic - nice focus!

What kind of lens were you using for that?

 

[Goontz]

Thanks. I believe all three were just with the Nikon 55-200 VR.