Xploring The Nature

I spotted this Greater Roadrunner south of where I live just over a week ago but I twisted my knee so wasn't up to sitting at my computer to upload and process these pics.
Roadrunners are fairly uncommon in my county. The last ones I saw in Fremont County were a pair together in Jan 2015
This roadrunner spent about 10 minutes just perched behind some grass (first two pics), presumably it thought it was hidden behind the grass.
When it moved, it moved quickly across short open stretches then slowed again when behind a few blades of tall grass, even stopping to stretch as shown just above.
In the pic just above it was moving quickly across a short open area--as above, it takes on a sleek low profile. It makes me think I hear it a 'beep, beep' as it takes off. SeEtta

Yesterday I found a pair of Golden Eagles on a new new site here in Fremont County. Though this pair may be the pair I have observed perched on hilltop about a mile from this nest site, I have never seen their nest site before.
And this cliff nest site has previously been used by a pair of Red-tailed Hawks I have followed for some years. I believe it is unusual for Golden Eagles to take over a hawk nest site. It is also unusual for them to be sitting on eggs already. The Colo Breeding Bird Atlas I (only one I could find date info on at this time) showed Golden Eagles on nests from April on. And the Golden Eagles I have previously observed nesting in another part of Fremont County weren't on the nest before late March or early April.
I got to observe the mail come in and relieve the female on the nest and a lot of neat eagle flying by the male and some by the female.
In the pic above the eye of the eagle is just seen above the nesting material on the left side of the pic. It's tail is visible on the right side of the pic almost to the edge of the photo. In the pic below it was warmer out, with the sun shining on the nest so the eagle has it's beak open wide and likely panting to cool off. SeEtta