Gulp

We picked up a new bird feeder at Petco and the finches have been swarming. They love the easy access through the wire mesh to the niger seed. The feeder is busy all day long unless I am walking around the yard.

The doves visit but they stay on the ground picking through the dropped seeds and hulls.

I was surprised to find this roadrunner snooping around the back patio. It cruised up to the sliding doors, going the length of the house and then ran into the garden. I took this photo from inside the bedroom through the dirty window, then took the camera outside to snap a few more.

The Roadrunner was quite still. To my surprise all of a sudden his back looked like the wind was spreading his feathers. It was sunbathing! I read where they will spread their back feathers to let the sun warm the downy feathers.

Here it is sitting on the wall...

Sitting on the wall sunbathing...

Tiptoeing under a rosebush...

I thought I had quite the collection of photos so I went in to recharge the battery. Glancing out I noticed the bird dancing around in circles. What was that dangling out of it's beak? Oh no, not one of the resident lizards!!! Poor little lizard was a quick lunchtime gulp.