My story of Seymour really began, with cactus wrens, and tub of worms my gecko would not eat. I tossed the worms out to my local cactus wrens that happened to be by my bird feeder. After a lot of worms and several more visits, the wrens adopted me as the worm lady and have become visiting wren friends for the last two years. They will land in my hand when called out of the desert!
So, one day a roadrunner happened to wander into my yard, and being a woman of many worms, tossed a few to the visiting roadrunner. This roadrunner decided that if he could get worms once, that surely, if he visited again, he would get more!!!! So for the last three months, Seymour, so named, comes for a daily snack. We started calling him Seymour on his second visit. He truly knows his name because if he can hear me when I call him, he comes running! Some mornings, I can hear him crying for me and I have to go out and let him know I am around. He will follow me around my yard, as I hunt for others bugs, just to spice up his diet! He particularly likes the roaches I have found under layers of rocks and crickets are also on the top of his list.
My fondness has grown for this adorable bird, so I decided to start a portrait of him, which I showed him during one of his visits. Seymour stopped and checked out the drawing in a very funny and engaging way. I hope he likes it when I’ve finished it!
Seymour is checking out his portrait!
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Seymore is so cute. I love the close up photo of the color around his eyes.
You're super lucky! Most roadrunners don't tolerate human interaction! Hope you and Seymour enjoy each other!
Thanks! I have been in touch with a roadrunner biologist who has told me the same thing! Seymour is super cool!
Load More Replies... Just curious sharon - as i've always heard & read that roadrunners will be very enticed by a human who speak to them calmly & kindly, then offer them nourishment. Also that they can be quite a bit curious about us too given such circumstances? Wonder what you're very natural insights & experiences may have to say that might enlighten this subject for me. Thank you!
Seymore is so cute. I love the close up photo of the color around his eyes.
You're super lucky! Most roadrunners don't tolerate human interaction! Hope you and Seymour enjoy each other!
Thanks! I have been in touch with a roadrunner biologist who has told me the same thing! Seymour is super cool!
Load More Replies... Just curious sharon - as i've always heard & read that roadrunners will be very enticed by a human who speak to them calmly & kindly, then offer them nourishment. Also that they can be quite a bit curious about us too given such circumstances? Wonder what you're very natural insights & experiences may have to say that might enlighten this subject for me. Thank you!
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