During the fourteen year period that I observed and photographed roadrunner behavior I was privy to seeing incidents that were priceless. In this case a pair of adults play tug of war over a spotted whiptail lizard that has been killed. Canon F1N, AE Motordrive and Canon 300mm F2.8L lens. Fuji Velvia 50 ISO film.
Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.
He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.
Wyman,
I have enjoyed your photography for years, but especially appreciate your work on roadrunners. I am a biolgist and have been studying the ecology of this cool bird since 2006. I have used your your photo album on roadrunners quite abit as a context for understanding some of the behavior we have witnessed both visually and via radio-telemetry.
Have you made the transition to digital yet?
Keep shoot’n.
Dean
I am lucky enough to have a few road runners living around me. I have my own little piece of heaven to see deer, turkey, quail, bald eagles, beaver and lots of other wildlife. I hope when I get moved back to Texas I will be able to find a place to enjoy as much as I have here.. love your work,, Pat
I would love for you to head into Deep South Texas to photograph the greenjay. You really don’t see that many in the U.S. but there are some. I have a friend in Kingsville who is 95 years old, and you two remind me of each other in the love and need of good stewardship of the land. He feeds his greenjays every day with not only birdseed, but he places two oranges on a mesquite tree every day. He sits behind a very large window and gets so very close whilst they feed on the bounty. And just like their blue brothers, they are cantankerous little critters.