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Roadrunner as a pet
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10/27/19 01:16 AM
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Creekrunner
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This guy's hanging around ranch headquarters. The grasshoppers were everywhere the other day; he should be very happy. Is "Paesano" really the proper Tex-Mex term for them? A woman in Accounting told me it was, years ago, but I never really trusted her.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
#7643258
10/27/19 01:21 AM
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68rustbucket
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It is! Haven’t seen one around my house for a few years, dang feral cats. Listen closely, then mimick it’s call. It will answer back. They used to roost on top of my house.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/27/19 01:52 AM
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Creekrunner
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Yeah, I "purred" at this one. He, or she, actually seemed to calm down and settle in.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
#7643306
10/27/19 01:57 AM
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oldrancher
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Keep him around. They kill rattlesnakes. Toss him some cheese crackers. They can become very trusting and fun to have around.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/27/19 02:06 AM
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Bee'z
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That is cool. I love seeing them when I am on the road.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/27/19 02:13 AM
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Old Rabbit
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We have a few of them in East Texas that I see from time to time. Probably more than I think. The spelling is actually "Paisano" but you got way closer to the spelling than I would have.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/27/19 02:22 AM
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TexasKC
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We have 2 that hang around our place. I keep hoping to see baby roadrunners but I haven't seen any yet. I guess the 2 we have are the same sex.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/27/19 02:40 AM
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JCO
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I love seeing them. I had one cross in front of me on the same country road several times a month. It was like he was hiding in the bushes and waiting for me to come around the corner.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7643501
10/27/19 12:11 PM
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Stub
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Cool birds and an apex predator. Love the fact they eat a lot of undesirable things, wish they would leave the lizards especially Horny Toads alone.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/27/19 12:21 PM
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don k
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I had one as a pet when I was a kid. Took it out of a nest before it was big enough to leave by itself. Fed it grasshoppers. Got full grown. Was very friendly and would follow me around everywhere. One day I was sitting on the front steps to the house and it was sitting beside me. My Sister came running out of the house and stepped right in the middle of it and killed it. True story. Reason I keep referring to it as it I did not know what sex it was. But its name was Zorro
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7643549
10/27/19 01:30 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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Cool pics!!
Interesting story don k
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7643593
10/27/19 02:08 PM
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txtrophy85
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We had one at the old camp house. It showed up one day and just hung around. Was very social, would walk right up to you, would jump in my truck if I left the door open. We fed it Vienna sausages and hot dog weenies.
I would say we had it for over 2 years before it moved on to greener pastures, or went to roadrunner heaven.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/27/19 11:35 PM
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Michael W.
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Cool birds to have around. Haven't seen one around the house in a few years.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
[Re: Stub]
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10/27/19 11:37 PM
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colt45-90
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Cool birds and an apex predator. Love the fact they eat a lot of undesirable things, wish they would leave the lizards especially Horny Toads alone. yep, I know longer have lizards around my house
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7644179
10/28/19 01:07 AM
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NDN98
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7644602
10/28/19 02:00 PM
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fouzman
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We have one that hangs around the skinning rack. He's a scrap eatin' son-of-a-gun. Will almost take it from your hand.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/28/19 02:06 PM
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/28/19 03:27 PM
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LG
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Never look a monkey in the eye
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7644746
10/28/19 03:35 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7646724
10/30/19 05:39 AM
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djs303
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Good bird to have around. I believe "Paisano" is the Spanish word for them.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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10/30/19 03:17 PM
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7648364
10/31/19 04:51 PM
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stxranchman
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7648447
10/31/19 06:04 PM
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KWood_TSU
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They're fun to watch eat a small mammal. They'll slam it on the ground to break its bones so they can eat it easier.
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7649063
11/01/19 12:51 PM
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pop r
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Cool birds for sure!
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Re: Roadrunner as a pet
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#7649095
11/01/19 01:34 PM
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flintknapper
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