BIRDS

The Greater Roadrunner of New Mexico and the Desert Southwest is not as comical as it has been portrayed in animated films. Roadrunners are carnivorous hunters, and this Wile E. Roadrunner is hunkered down near a bird feeding station, waiting for a sparrow or finch to arrive. They are known for hanging out around hummingbird feeders and gulping the little hummers down in one bite. Look at that beak!

Greater Roadrunner

The White-winged dove is not as abundant throughout New Mexico and the Desert Southwest as its relative, the mourning dove. However, the white-wingeds are rapidly expanding their population, and once established in an area, will often push the mourning doves out.

White-winged Dove