Wyman Meinzer
For everyone who loves the bird we call roadrunner, camino corres, paisano, chaparral… Southwesterners are well accustomed to this sleek, mostly brown and white, long-tailed nemesis of coyote as it darts across roads or perches on a post or branch never too far from the ground.
Equally familiar is the stylized image of the roadrunner, which adorns everything from Native American pottery and jewelry to clothing and logos. Clearly the roadrunner continues to thrive as a cultural icon. Yet no other study comes close to equaling Wyman Meinzers stunning classic, now available in this tenth anniversary edition. Meinzers photo study is his personal account of the years he has spent observing and recording the daily routine of several roadrunner families. Through his lens, Meinzer chronicled roadrunners courting, mating, nesting, hunting, and rearing their young.
Punctuated by humor and poignancy, his story possesses an unmatched connectedness and insights afforded only those who develop a longstanding relationship with their subjects of study. Many of the roadrunners that Meinzer recorded became comfortable with his presenceone even permitted his assistance in catching a lizard. Though it is hard to improve upon a classic, this new edition, celebrating the books tenth year of publication, includes a new preface from Meinzer and several new photographs, including that of a rare white roadrunner.
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Never before or since has a group of Photographs made me so homesick for Knox Co or my life there. I have fond memories of the photo you took in the front yard of the houre in Benjamin. Jack was so proud of that picture. He told me for years that your camera was the instrument to view things God made and most people were blind to. I now live in Austin area and miss the quiet days on the ranch. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Mary
Wyman, I have an autographed copy of your first edition of this book, thanks to my mother, Mauryse Smith Blacklock. She got us all copies for Christmas the year it was published. I have all your books, except for the last one, and for some reason, I didn’t get notification of it. I will email Sylinda tonight to check on it.
Thank you for the beautiful work you do, and your wonderful books.
bettye blacklock moore