Roadrunners Climb Trees

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If we were having coffee, I would tell you that the temperature is in the 90s F today. I am able to walk outside in this weather. I hadn’t seen any roadrunners lately and thought that they were avoiding the heat, until today. I spotted a large roadrunner and he spotted me. I got pretty close, and he made a whirring sound. I wasn’t sure if he was saying ‘don’t come any closer.’ He hoped up onto a tree and made his way up through the branches until I couldn’t see him anymore.

Click on the photos twice to enlarge and get a better view.

He’s in there somewhere keeping an eye on me.

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14 thoughts on “Roadrunners Climb Trees”

Dan Antion June 18, 2022 at 3:23 pm

I had no idea a bird could climb a tree. That’s wild.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 18, 2022 at 4:17 pm
  
  They hop from branch to branch. I didn’t know they would climb up so high either.
  
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dawnkinster June 18, 2022 at 5:54 pm

Whoa! They go up TREES? I never knew that. I don’t remember ever seeing the cartoon roadrunner going up a tree, but maybe he did!

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 19, 2022 at 7:37 am
  
  I wasn’t sure they did either until I witnessed it.
  
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Gary A Wilson June 19, 2022 at 8:47 am

skittish little guys.
They and my lizards could share notes about those scary giants that seem to follow them around – stalking and plotting. . .

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 19, 2022 at 10:16 am
  
  They could communicate on their blogs but not up close because roadrunners like to eat lizards.
  
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Damyanti Biswas June 20, 2022 at 5:50 am

I’m loving these Roadrunner series! 😀

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 20, 2022 at 9:10 am
  
  I hope to capture them in more photos.
  
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Janet Alcorn June 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm

How cool! I’ve seen roadrunners here perched on cactuses, but I haven’t seen them club trees.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 24, 2022 at 9:14 am
  
  I had seen them jump up to the top of people’s fences including the wall around our yard. Then I saw one hop up the branches of our grapefruit tree. They are pretty agile.
  
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Kirstin June 24, 2022 at 7:15 am

Here in washington we’re supposed to hit the mid 90’s this weekend. Yikes. That ends up with a heat advisory for us..lol. I didn’t know that about roadrunners. How fun.

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 24, 2022 at 9:15 am
  
  I think we’re in for a hot summer again. Thanks for stopping by.
  
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JoAnna June 25, 2022 at 8:59 pm

It’s good to learn something new. Nice tree!

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1. Deborah Drucker Post authorJune 26, 2022 at 12:15 am
  
  Definitely good to learn new things.
  
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