Our pet roadrunners

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  • Опубліковано 2 сер 2016
  • Every afternoon for the past couple years we hand feed roadrunners that come up on our deck to visit. This time, the adult male brought his lunch with him, but still wanted to garnish it with some raw hamburger. The other bird is the son who was born a few months ago and quickly caught on that free handouts were available from the humans on the deck.
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  • @keithswainston7144
    @keithswainston7144 2 місяці тому +33

    My stress level dropped 3 points watching this

  • @EddieA907
    @EddieA907 9 місяців тому +24

    Those birds sre highly perceptive. U must be good people. They are like raven and crows . Once they know they can trust you . They will be friendly for life.

    • @damidnightgolfer
      @damidnightgolfer 12 днів тому +1

      best thing about them is you're guaranteed not to have any snakes nearby

  • @TheBandit7613
    @TheBandit7613 5 років тому +155

    A roadrunner that normally walks around our yard and sometimes goes into the garage, showed up with a broken leg. She (I think) hopped up on one leg looking for help.
    I fed her about a hundred water beetles (sprinkler box)
    We got mealworms and more water beetles.
    Her leg is improving.
    No wildlife rescue would help so we're doing the best we can.

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  5 років тому +44

      The male broke his leg. We fed him all the raw hamburger he could eat when he would show up. We observed the female would bring him food also. The leg did heal Thank God. I cried when we saw him. It has a distinct knot where the bread was located. Easy to identify him now.

    • @rblauson
      @rblauson 3 роки тому +12

      God bless you for helping him/ her

    • @TheBandit7613
      @TheBandit7613 3 роки тому +15

      @@rblauson Happy to report the roadrunner's leg healed. She does have a slight limp but is still running around the desert! A happy ending!

    • @rblauson
      @rblauson 3 роки тому +9

      ChrisNVegas
      Hey Chris that’s awesome !
      I’m really happy you guys are obviously looking out for these really cool and really bizarre incredible animals !
      Good on you guys

    • @cjuuljohnston
      @cjuuljohnston 3 роки тому +2

      🥴🥺

  • @burtreynolds2969
    @burtreynolds2969 5 років тому +128

    I wouldn't be surprised if there were a flattened coyote near by. Ha ha!

  • @cdavis7231
    @cdavis7231 28 днів тому +11

    I love the tail feathers wagging😂❤.

  • @kevinfowler8119
    @kevinfowler8119 3 роки тому +54

    In native culture my grandmother always told me that it was lucky to see a roadrunner. Well done.

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  3 роки тому +11

      Yes! I was told that and also read that. They are such beautiful creatures.

  • @melodyg6023
    @melodyg6023 2 місяці тому +6

    WOW!!!! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @ericmares8036
    @ericmares8036 6 років тому +54

    Those Roadrunners are going to turn into Roadwalkers.

  • @pagedown4195
    @pagedown4195 7 років тому +63

    Such a beatiful bird. Meep meep ..

  • @archaeodesigns3844
    @archaeodesigns3844 6 років тому +88

    What a beautiful moment, the roadrunners do look like cute velociraptors!

    • @Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae
      @Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae Рік тому +5

      yea they're somewhat similar, they're both small, both live in deserts, and they both ran around the same speed, and their feathers were probably similarly colored

  • @RespectMyAuthoritaah
    @RespectMyAuthoritaah Рік тому +3

    Love Road Runners.

  • @SouthWestIron
    @SouthWestIron 7 років тому +238

    Awesome, they seriously remind me of velociraptors.

    • @fleshanthos
      @fleshanthos 6 років тому +24

      No surprise. Both Dinosauria. Velociraptors might even have been secondarily flightless birds!

    • @whalesong999
      @whalesong999 6 років тому +11

      Yes, an 'ancient' quality I've only seen in Pileated woodpeckers otherwise. Awesome to have these incredible birds as guests.

    • @MacPro8CoreMan
      @MacPro8CoreMan 6 років тому +17

      I have been saying that for years. I live in Scottsdale and I see them all the time. They move so much like the movie Velociraptors and they are not all cute and cuddly as this father and son. I've seen them hunt and kill all kinds of prey and believe me, Roadrunners are extremely violent killing machines. Lizards large and small, snakes both poison and not. Once they have their prey, they proceed to violently beat it on the ground until is dead. They like other birds the best though. Roadrunners are my favorite ground bird by far. So it's funny that I too have been calling them little velociraptors or years.

    • @ioerror
      @ioerror 3 роки тому +4

      Evolution is a cruel bitch. At one point you're a tiny voracious reptile and then you're a little bird that becomes a popular looneytoons character...

    • @mrhorse4298
      @mrhorse4298 3 роки тому +4

      I'm cool with foot-high v-raptors. No bigger tho...

  • @dustintravis8791
    @dustintravis8791 2 роки тому +16

    I was driving back to Phoenix to return my rental car last week and I saw a roadrunner pop up from behind some large boulders. I was so excited to see one as I had never seen one before, so much so that I yelled out, "roadrunner!!!!" in my empty car. 😂

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  2 роки тому +3

      LOL They are soo beautiful

    • @itsme-rt7nz
      @itsme-rt7nz Рік тому +1

      Your car was not empty. You were in it.

    • @dustintravis8791
      @dustintravis8791 Рік тому +1

      @@itsme-rt7nz I bet you're fun at parties.

    • @dustintravis8791
      @dustintravis8791 Рік тому

      @@itsme-rt7nz Also, your username is missing an apostrophe.

    • @itsme-rt7nz
      @itsme-rt7nz Рік тому +2

      @@dustintravis8791 So sorry that I offended you Dustin. I didn't mean to criticize. I meant my comment playfully. I should have added a winky emoji at the end. 😉 I will be more careful about how I say stuff in the future.

  • @Bowhunters6go8xz6x
    @Bowhunters6go8xz6x 10 днів тому +4

    If I had Roadrunners around my home I would put a pan of water out for them daily. They are great snake killers including Rattlesnakes ! Awesome video !

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  9 днів тому +2

      They actually get their water from the protein sources they consume. Not a bad idea.

  • @moonbeamskies3346
    @moonbeamskies3346 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for sharing this wonderment.

  • @albduke
    @albduke 4 роки тому +4

    I think he likes the ladies voice

  • @loughkb
    @loughkb Рік тому +6

    Oh! Just got to 1:47 in the video. You captured courting behavior! The male will bring food as an offering to the female. His tail was going back and forth as well as up and down. Mating dance. You interrupted his show. ha! The female had dropped her head and opened her beak. I think she was going to accept the food he brought her.
    I'm sure he tried again later. They're very persistent. I've been watching them in the field across from my RV at sunset. Really interesting birds.

  • @isupportthecurrentthing5225
    @isupportthecurrentthing5225 2 роки тому +8

    one of these things hang out in my back yard here in texas, it likes to catch grasshoppers, but i like having it around to scare away timber rattlers and copperheads

  • @CANDIKONETT
    @CANDIKONETT 5 років тому +17

    He wants some dipping sauce lol.

  • @ReiTheRabbit
    @ReiTheRabbit 5 років тому +17

    aww he even wags his tail

  • @JoanKentBible
    @JoanKentBible 4 роки тому +3

    ROAD RUNNER IS REAL! Thank you for this lovely video. I thought Road Runner was only a cartoon character.

  • @jean19591000
    @jean19591000 22 дні тому +3

    Wow!
    Amazing!
    ❤❤❤

  • @titodalmatian1742
    @titodalmatian1742 29 днів тому +3

    ミッミッちゃんのエサやりか。
    ミッミッちゃんかわいいですね。

  • @albduke
    @albduke 6 років тому +19

    I think they must like listening to people talk to them. The bird sure did like showing off his bug

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  6 років тому +5

      LOL. It's part of his mating ritual for the companion. He will feed it to her after copulation.

  • @technotoad2566
    @technotoad2566 4 роки тому +10

    As an AZ native, I approve of this video.

  • @Amarillobymorning777
    @Amarillobymorning777 3 роки тому +5

    Wow. No words to explain it.
    BEAUTIFUL.

  • @justashark776
    @justashark776 5 років тому +12

    They're basically beaked velociraptors.

  • @psalmonefortysixdottwo9512
    @psalmonefortysixdottwo9512 6 років тому +20

    I have noticed that crows respond when you talk to them - neighbors probably think I’m a crazy old guy LOL. But these birds are responding just like crows do. Cool.

    • @Pfsif
      @Pfsif 5 років тому +2

      One old crow to another I guess.

  • @HillCountryVista
    @HillCountryVista 12 днів тому +2

    Omnivores! Beautiful facial colors!

  • @kalebm.6015
    @kalebm.6015 3 роки тому +6

    One of the most New Mexican things I have seen in a good minute.

    • @GilaTack
      @GilaTack 2 місяці тому +2

      seriously, or a Southern Utah thing

  • @1987jocj1113
    @1987jocj1113 3 роки тому +3

    This is awesome

  • @shannonlee3671
    @shannonlee3671 3 роки тому +10

    Such a special moment and they really liked it when you were talking to them.

  • @robot9604
    @robot9604 17 днів тому +3

    What a good dinosaur, such a good little dinosaur!

  • @kroakie4
    @kroakie4 Рік тому +1

    That roadrunner came by just to show off the hawk moth he caught. 😂

  • @mb8132
    @mb8132 Місяць тому +3

    beautiful little dinosaurs

  • @boozycruze7679
    @boozycruze7679 5 років тому +5

    Teeny tiny dinosaurs!

  • @brisadecanela87
    @brisadecanela87 6 років тому +21

    You are very lucky ! Those beautiful and enigmatic birds trust on you.

  • @kingflea
    @kingflea 8 місяців тому +2

    SUPER cute! meepmeep :)

  • @dk-jg2or
    @dk-jg2or Рік тому +1

    We live in New Mexico and have a couple roadrunners that regularly visit for a treat. They actually make different sounds. If one of the birds sees me in the back yard, he will come running and make a meep meep sound with each step like he's saying "hello". They also make clicking sounds and will let out a puff of air at times. Before we lost our dog one roadrunner would wait for her to come out, let the dog chase him and fly up onto the shed roof and make clicking sounds like "ha ha you lose again"! One winter one roosted overnight in a rolled up awning every night and be gone at daybreak. When I'd let the dog out after dark I'd tell her to be quiet and let Rodney sleep. She never disturbed him. Come spring I expected to have a mess to clean but there wasn't a dropping on the awning, and I never found any poop on the cement. They are great neighbors.

  • @1XX1
    @1XX1 Рік тому +3

    Born/raised in Yerington Nevada. Wait till the scorpions train you! Wake up, shake out boots. State flower? Sagebrush.

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  Рік тому +2

      Just have a black light on when you go to the bathroom and you can spot them .....lol

  • @susantescione8007
    @susantescione8007 2 роки тому +1

    We had roadrunners and armadillos in our yard in Texas.

  • @flashy5150
    @flashy5150 2 роки тому +5

    Wow, they are really pretty birds up close. I like the stripe by their eyes. Their mannerisms make them fun to watch too. I like when they were bowing to each other and how they twiddle their tails. I had no idea that they actually kill rattlesnakes too, very brave and fast. Great video, that would be fun having them around.

  • @crunchycrispybacon
    @crunchycrispybacon 6 років тому +9

    I love roadrunners! I've seen them here in California since I was a kid and I get the same pleasure watching them all these years later as I did the first time.

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  6 років тому +2

      Beautiful creatures. Love their individual personalities. lol

    • @norwegianblue2017
      @norwegianblue2017 Рік тому +1

      After living in southern California for forty years, only seen one once or twice.

    • @toddjones1480
      @toddjones1480 13 днів тому +2

      @@norwegianblue2017I've seen up to six at once around the base of the hills behind Palomar College.

  • @davemyers7507
    @davemyers7507 Рік тому +3

    Very cool 😎 thanks

  • @cleanserofnoobs4162
    @cleanserofnoobs4162 3 роки тому +7

    " *MEEP MEEP* "

  • @Tony-de4px
    @Tony-de4px 5 років тому +9

    thought those things where only in cartoons ..really good to see them in real life .thank you terrific

  • @SurferJoe1
    @SurferJoe1 13 днів тому +2

    Magical.

  • @drakethedragon100
    @drakethedragon100 3 роки тому +2

    I haven’t seen a single road runner here in North Texas!😤. The last time I had a sighting was when I lived in NM. Quails and road runners are everywhere there. Never thought I’d say that I miss them.

    • @tlcsoth
      @tlcsoth Рік тому +3

      We have them in Granbury

    • @itsme-rt7nz
      @itsme-rt7nz 10 місяців тому +2

      When I moved to Albq some 20+ years ago, there were lots of quail in my neighborhood. But now the quail are gone. Don't know, but maybe the coyotes got them. Still lots of roadrunners around though. They're in my yard every day.

  • @merlinlucas8280
    @merlinlucas8280 2 роки тому +1

    Las Cruces , N.M. I've lived here since 1955.

  • @pepecohetes492
    @pepecohetes492 5 років тому +10

    You are fortunate to have such visitors. A most handsome bird species, and unique. The ones i saw downrange whilst working at KAFB took small, short duration flights interspersed with running. Very cool to watch.

  • @Sabotage_Labs
    @Sabotage_Labs 9 місяців тому +1

    Ok... that's crazy for one. Two... its pretty freaking awesome. They obviously feel safe there. My advice... dont try and take it much further. Hand feeding them... amazing but I would limit it. Just having them that close, not sure many people can say the same.

  • @stonearches2883
    @stonearches2883 6 років тому +12

    Love these birds. I remember feeding them orange slices in Anza Borrego.

  • @Salodanger75
    @Salodanger75 6 років тому +9

    Gorgeous birds. ❤

  • @mikeizzano172
    @mikeizzano172 3 роки тому +2

    I enjoyed that thanks....upstate NY ( mountains and farms not people/subways) love the outdoors and we have all kinds of animals in the wild,it was great to see your runners on your deck ! Thanks again.

  • @carrob704
    @carrob704 4 роки тому +5

    nice video, looks like Santa Fe, NM...thank you for uploading, beautiful creatures

  • @SyriusStarMultimedia
    @SyriusStarMultimedia 3 роки тому +2

    Roadrunner, “Pet? If anything I have trained you to do my legwork.”

  • @CanalNatureza.
    @CanalNatureza. 8 місяців тому +1

    DOA NOITE,, PARABÉNS PELO LINDO VÍDEO

  • @KillaTbone1
    @KillaTbone1 6 років тому +12

    That sound you guys are making is so right on I couldn't tell who was making it. By the way I love the view from your house!

  • @Special-Delivery57
    @Special-Delivery57 2 роки тому +3

    What beautiful state is this? I love the desert! Beautiful roadrunner!🌟♥️🌟

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  2 роки тому +3

      New Mexico

    • @ThePrairieChronicles
      @ThePrairieChronicles 8 днів тому +2

      A state of mind :)

    • @Special-Delivery57
      @Special-Delivery57 8 днів тому

      @@ThePrairieChronicles Estimation of location please. Thank you

    • @ThePrairieChronicles
      @ThePrairieChronicles 7 днів тому +2

      @@Special-Delivery57 New Mexico is a beautiful place. I consider it a state of mind as well as a U.S. state.
      All the south-west is a beautiful place. 😍

    • @Special-Delivery57
      @Special-Delivery57 7 днів тому +1

      @@ThePrairieChronicles It’s the main location I’ve decided to move to next. Thank you

  • @catherinejoboydston9868
    @catherinejoboydston9868 6 років тому +3

    Absolutely amazing

  • @Desstrik
    @Desstrik Рік тому +2

    So awesome!

  • @jessstone7486
    @jessstone7486 9 днів тому +1

    Welfare birds.
    Just kidding.
    I love these guys. I'm in Arizona, and believe they should be our state bird. No diss to the cactus wren - also very
    cool - but still.

  • @jeantibbs1838
    @jeantibbs1838 6 років тому +12

    That is so awesome! I've been watching a pair in my yard. I have figured out where their nest might be. I just love them! It seems to me the male is pretty hen picked. They are so much fun to watch! I read somewhere that they mate for life, I so hope that is true. And I so badly want to see a baby one. Thanks for sharing your video, I enjoyed it so much

  • @rhondadickson4798
    @rhondadickson4798 3 роки тому +3

    So cool! We have a resident runner too, but he stays pretty incognito in the brush most of the time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @fleshanthos
    @fleshanthos 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @TheColebyArnett
    @TheColebyArnett 5 років тому +4

    This is incredible. We just built our first house and have two roadrunners outside. I would just lose my mind if they would eat out of my hands! How cool!

  • @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
    @Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent 4 роки тому +2

    Pet Velociraptor :P

  • @jimestus7506
    @jimestus7506 3 роки тому +2

    That was great, thank you.

  • @Luvtoflyhelis
    @Luvtoflyhelis 4 роки тому +2

    Wow that is amazing, my wife and i love road runners so much, coolest birds ever

  • @williamcooper2368
    @williamcooper2368 11 місяців тому +1

    They are so georgus. I see them on my job site in Las Vegas.❤️

  • @angelahulslander3235
    @angelahulslander3235  6 років тому +2

    Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @jamigen1
    @jamigen1 3 роки тому +1

    Blessed!!! Yeppers,,,,, You are! How cool is this. They let us know when their outta water..lol Hamburger huh? Never thought of that. Thanx

  • @raidersoutlawstruckingmini1922
    @raidersoutlawstruckingmini1922 6 років тому +6

    Nice video. Thanks for sharing

  • @trish1898
    @trish1898 6 років тому +4

    What a beautiful view! I just saw a roadrunner in our backyard & I live in Dallas.. I didn't realize they were around here. It was hollering at our cats. lol Their beautiful birds!

  • @macc7245
    @macc7245 6 місяців тому +1

    My cat Stellina and I totally enjoyed your video!

  • @Israel123
    @Israel123 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful video, thanks.

  • @TSUNAMI-MAMI
    @TSUNAMI-MAMI 2 дні тому

    So cute!

  • @smyrnasstory
    @smyrnasstory 3 роки тому

    Adorable!!!

  • @user-ii4fk5pf3v
    @user-ii4fk5pf3v 5 днів тому

    こんにちは☺️ 日本の 鳥のユウチュウブから この鳥さん 知りました😍カッコいい 鳥さんですねー。手から 餌 もらうこと 素敵です。配信 ありがとうございました。✌️キュート💕💓

  • @Afrocanuk
    @Afrocanuk 6 років тому +4

    ...First time I've ever seen a pet roadrunner.

  • @Nature.villag
    @Nature.villag Місяць тому +1

    Hello, it is really interesting and beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ZootSuitCooter
    @ZootSuitCooter 5 років тому +1

    That is very cool!! Thanks for posting.

  • @francissantos7448
    @francissantos7448 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for a view of the roadrunners. We have similar birds that share our neighborhood. We call them magpies. They are just as beautiful. There is a pair nesting in a spruce tree next door. If I start feeding them, I might end up with a huge flock in no time at all. Cheers.

  • @tuckercaldwell4965
    @tuckercaldwell4965 6 років тому +2

    This is so cool! I'm jealous.

  • @Pack.Leader
    @Pack.Leader 6 років тому +2

    That's awesome.

  • @adamt253
    @adamt253 6 років тому +2

    Sooo cool! 😁🐦👍

  • @funfreq9282
    @funfreq9282 4 роки тому

    That's friggin cool! I live in SoCal in an area where there are Roadrunners, cool looking birds for sure!

  • @ThePalatineHill
    @ThePalatineHill 5 років тому +3

    I know i proly shouldn't but i really want one, they are such a cool looking bird

  • @AbimaelTurcios3040
    @AbimaelTurcios3040 2 роки тому +1

    All I could think about are these words but are they really words. MEEP!!! MEEP!!! When I see a roadrunner.

  • @nathanhumes4903
    @nathanhumes4903 5 років тому +1

    Meep meep that real

  • @alwanrosyidi3753
    @alwanrosyidi3753 11 місяців тому +1

    They are indeed the living velociraptor 😁

  • @jamesgow3593
    @jamesgow3593 6 років тому +7

    Roadrunners are pretty darn cool, I don't know about the sound effects lmao

  • @TheOutdoorSeeker
    @TheOutdoorSeeker 3 роки тому +1

    Nice birds, I want a pet like this too!

  • @sirsilentxx
    @sirsilentxx 6 років тому +1

    So very cool

  • @EnriqueSantiagofly
    @EnriqueSantiagofly 3 роки тому

    It s very cute this beep beep.

  • @SKELETONbro-jl4fl
    @SKELETONbro-jl4fl 6 років тому +1

    CUTE

  • @arkprice79
    @arkprice79 Рік тому +2

    Do you guys think these amazing birds could survive in Australia or Africa

    • @angelahulslander3235
      @angelahulslander3235  Рік тому +1

      To be honest, I don't know. Possibly Australia. Not so sure about Africa.

    • @arkprice79
      @arkprice79 Рік тому +2

      @Angela Hulslander
      Well, in Australia, roadrunners could feast on small mammals, lizards, and insects, and it has a similar climate and habitat to the deserts of America
      In Africa, there are open grasslands and hot deserts, although roadrunners would have to keep an eye out for the native predators such as lions and hyenas, and they would have to be careful about native African herbivores such as elephants or buffaloes
      IN CONCLUSION = Roadrunners could learn to adapt to the continent of Africa and probably thrive in Australia

  • @Gypsy839
    @Gypsy839 4 роки тому +1

    I hand feed my squirrels I Camille them and they come running to me love nature.

  • @steveshomes
    @steveshomes 6 років тому +12

    A living dinosaur. Good post thanks.

  • @bill9540
    @bill9540 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, I’ve never seen one so close and “live” with the head stripes…thanks☺️