Greater Roadrunner in Cypress Photograph

PHOTOGRAPH Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) Although most common in the Southwestern United States The Greater Roadrunner can be found as far East as Arkansas and at far north as Northern California. The Greater Roadrunner is well suited for the desert landscape in which it thrives best. It is very fast, able to reach speeds of 20 miles per hour, a lethal hunter, commonly killing and eating rattlesnakes, horned lizards, and scorpions, and apparently fantastic at camouflaging itself against Yucca, as I have witnessed myself multiple times in Joshua Tree National Park. Fanning its feathers out to look similar to the leaves of the Yucca, I have sat right next to them multiple times for long periods of time before even realizing they were there. The Greater Roadrunner is a tough and smart bird but not quite as quick as the cartoon may have you believe. Coyotes are indeed one of the main predators of Greater Roadrunners and are much faster than their feathered prey. FRAME Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Bald Cypress, the giant of the swamp, is a stately, slow growing native of the southeastern United States. Very tough it can adapt to thrive in a wide range of soils, including very briny, salty, and water soaked areas. Able to grow very tall, it has great stability at its base thanks to its “knees.” The tallest known Cypress was about 145 feet tall. All of the Bald Cypress I have used in my frames has come from different parts of Louisiana. THE ELEMENTS Fire, Water, Earth, and Air In the display case in the bottom of the frame, four items are preserved glass vials. The items represent the elements: fire (wood charcoal), water (mineral oil), earth (soil), and air (a milkweed seed). I include these items in my work as a symbol of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, and as a reminder that humans must do better.

Photography:Color on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:52 W x 44 H x 2 D in

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