State Bird of New Mexico is a drawing by Jack Pumphrey which was uploaded on July 28th, 2014.
State Bird of New Mexico
Thank you for buying a Shower Curtain of The Roadrunner State Bird Of New Mexico to a buyer from Santa Fe, NM, (Geococcyx californianus), The New... more
Title
State Bird of New Mexico
Artist
Jack Pumphrey
Medium
Drawing - Watercolor & Ink
Description
Thank you for buying a Shower Curtain of The Roadrunner State Bird Of New Mexico to a buyer from Santa Fe, NM, (Geococcyx californianus), The New Mexico Roadrunner was officially adopted as the state bird of New Mexico, March 16, 1949, it was adopted under the name "Chaparral Bird", in Spanish, it is called "El Correcaminos", the comical roadrunner prefers running to flying and has been clocked at speeds of 15 miles per hour, they are approximately 22 inches in length and their diet consists of insects, lizards, centipedes, mice and snakes, the New Mexico state bird, the Roadrunner, was a bird not known to Audubon in his time, and was therefore not included in the 1840 edition of Birds of America
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July 28th, 2014