Desert Birds

We used to live in Arizona, and a few years ago I did this carving of one of my favorite desert birds, the Roadrunner. These odd but handsome birds are actually ground-dwelling cuckoos. They are amazingly fast runners and used to race our VW van along the side of the road. They eat anything they can catch including poisonous snakes and scorpions. One would come to our door in the evening and tap on the glass until we gave him something to eat. I’m looking forward to a trip to the desert to see them in the wild again.