Greater Road Runner

Posted by Jakejacoby on Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:26 am

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Exhibiting anting behavior. The road runner dug up an active ant mound and then layed on top of it. Anting is a type of feather maintenance. Formic acid is known to be insecticidal; dressing the feathers with ants that exude formic acid kills avian parasites, such as lice and mites.
Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 100-400; ISO 800; f/5.6; 1/4000

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:47 am

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Great-looking Roadrunner and capture of this behavior.

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by david fletcher on Fri Jun 02, 2023 12:04 pm

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Fab capture Jake. Excellent lo angle used and anting behaviour captured.

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by Eia on Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:07 am

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Wow the information is as interesting as the photo. I have never seen this behavior. Nice detail of the wings and face. Thanks for the story…makes the photo more unique.

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jun 03, 2023 3:19 pm

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A nice capture of this behaviour, Jake - it just shows that road runners aren't as scatty as the cartoons make them out to be!

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:17 pm