Sorry for the low quality picture, but it is a road runner, and they are fast. (Or, I spotted it driving out of the neighborhood and had to take a picture out my window because I haven’t seen one all winter.)

These birds are so much bigger than I thought they would be. No wonder Wile E. Coyote was obsessed, they would make a good meal if you could catch it. Btw, we have those here too. Here are a couple more meh quality photos from the trail cam last year:

Update on chicks: still no chicks. I have a few leads that I am following up on. Stay tuned. Anything worth having is worth waiting for.