Mastodawn

Oikeat "maantiekiitäjät" ovat aikamoisia tyyppejä, syövät mm. kalkkarokäärmeitä #Geococcyx Kuva: Paavo Junttila

Hei, Etelä-Amerikassakin on maakäkiä ( #Neomorphinae; P.-Am. juoksukäet, #Geococcyx, ovat Kelju K. Kojootti -sarjakuvien maantiekiitäjien esikuvia). Tää on Andienmaakäki. Hieno!

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eitd6muhbijhfg6ggwzq5k5b/post/3mdzn77dbbc23

The genus #Geococcyx comprises two species of fast-running ground #cuckoos within the family #Cuculidae and the order #Cuculiformes. Native to the arid and semi-arid scrublands of the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America
#Metazoa #birds #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/met02012601.html

The genus Geococcyx comprises two species of fast-running ground cuckoos within the family Cuculidae and the order Cuculiformes.

A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) was at Lake Thunderbird State Park in Oklahoma, United States on January 4, 2019.

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2019Jan04_birds_and_cats/2019jan04_roadrunner_IMG_4701c.html
My editing preferences have changed in 6 years, so the link shows 2 versions, one from 6 years ago and one from this morning.