The roadrunner is a very interesting bird that I knew nothing about when we moved to New Mexico. I learned some things by watching them and other things by talking to people. By the way, when in New Mexico, be careful what you believe.
I have observed roadrunners stalk and kill other birds. They can and will fly short distances and I have read that they will kill a rattlesnake and eat it. These are not timid birds.
I said all that so you can relate to what I am about to tell. We often saw them while we lived in Corrales, they are not rare. One morning I went out to the shop to start my day building motorcycles. I think I was building Nick's Triumph and the Red Rockette bike at that time. The garage door was open as I had been out there earlier and I noticed a roadrunner had come into the garage and was roosting on a bike. Pretty odd ! What was really odd was that there were three of them in the shop and they didn't want to leave. I finally ran them out as I didn't want scratched paint on any of the bikes. It was actually pretty cool thinking back on it. Much cooler that the snakes that came into the shop !
