This baby road runner got first place today (Wednesday) for being the youngest little one to be brought to Rogers Wildlife today. He hatched yesterday and came to us with a story!
A young man who lives in Lufkin, Texas was clearing property in West Texas near Odessa when he unknowingly ran over a nest of eggs on the ground. One surviving egg rolled out so he scooped it up. His wife told us after he finished the job, he drove home 11 hours with the egg in his hand to keep it warm! The egg hatched last night in Lufkin, but then the couple wondered who could raise the baby. After finding no bird rehabbers near Lufkin, the wife found Rogers Wildlife online and drove him to us all the way from East Texas! He is now snuggling in a container on top of a warmer and under a little blanket with two other nestlings. Now the question is what to name this baby road runner who has already traveled across Miles and Miles of Texas! 🎼🎸
Yesterday our resident roadrunner hopped up on my back porch and looked in the window at us! It was so bizarre! I figured he wanted me to follow him but he disappeared as soon as he crossed into the woods. I hope the little guy does well!
The story doesn’t surprise me. There are a lot of really good guys like him in East Texas. To them even the smallest of lives is valuable.
