Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Another one to add to the list: roadrunner, spotted on Mines Road, south of Livermore.
They are weird little guys. When they are running, they look like an arrow with legs.
I was riding the loop around Tucson a while back, and there were a couple roadrunners just off the path. I guess I spooked it pretty good, because it started out running (as usual) down the path, and then, even though I wasn't really catching up, decided it was time to fly away.
Just remembered the cicadas from a few years back. Deafeningly loud, of course, but big enough to see them flying and on the trees as I was riding.