Any thoughts on roadrunners/chapparals?

blonndee

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Fri Jun-05-09 10:53 PM
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Any thoughts on roadrunners/chapparals?

I've had a couple of interesting experiences with these birds and they mean a lot to me as a native of New Mexico (long, complicated story), so I thought I would ask people with much more knowledge and experience about what significance they may have.

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MagickMuffin

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Sat Jun-06-09 12:07 AM
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1. Roadrunner's Wisdom Includes:

* Proper use of speed * Understanding rapid change * Agility * Evading capture through quickness

I didn't find anything on chaparrals.

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blonndee

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Sat Jun-06-09 02:09 PM
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3. Thanks MagickMuffin!

(Chaparral is just another name for the roadrunner.)

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liberalmuse

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Sat Jun-06-09 10:09 AM
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2. I grew up in New Mexico.

And it truly is the Land of Enchantment. I haven't lived there in years, but I remember the roadrunners, prairie dogs, jack rabbits and hunting for blue tail lizards in the mesas when I was a child. I think I may go back to live there someday. I can't get it out of my blood.

Scroll down this page to 'Roadrunner'. Interesting stuff:

http://www.sayahda.com/cyc4.html

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blonndee

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Sat Jun-06-09 02:12 PM
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4. I know what you mean about not being able to get it out of your blood.

I feel the exact same way. I'm about to move away again, but I always come back and when I'm gone I miss it terribly, almost as though it really is a part of me, or in my blood.

Thanks for the link! That's a fascinating website. I liked the entry on the roadrunner.

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Cleita

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Sat Jun-06-09 05:43 PM
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5. None actually, but I do have one that visits me occasionally while I'm weeding

at the edge of the road. It isn't afraid of me and seems to be curious as to what I'm doing.

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