Thanks, David.   Beautiful bird!
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 17:50, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Peter, that is a road runner, also known as a Chaparral Cock.  It is a
> member of the cuckoo family, but is a ground nester and cares for its own
> young like other North American members of the family.  mcneely
>
> ---- "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > You guys are killin' me with these awesome camping shots!  Bernie, what
> kind
> > of bird was that in the close up shot?  Very striking.
> >
> > Both buses are still sleeping up in the barn and there is 2 feet of snow
> on
> > the ground here in Northern Indiana.  It's supposed to be in 50's next
> week
> > and we are counting down the days to Bus BRRR where we will be plowing
> the
> > campsites!
> >
> >
> > Pete
> > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 17:10, Bernie <berniej@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > *
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > >
> > > Like my buddy Neil I have a few photos of a December and January trip
> to
> > > the
> > > desert.
> > > Spent time around Salton Sea area at a great campground with excellent
> > > facilities and hot spring
> > > baths and swimming pools t
> > > hen over to Lake Havasu for BBB and then home through  Death Valley.
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > > Vancouver
> > >
> > >
> > >
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=108666723827299161818&target=ALBUM&id=5572906593240021649&authkey=Gv1sRgCNSAqeWaz9vTTw&invite=CJi8-YcE&feat=email
> > >
> > > *
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>