A Greater roadrunner is spotted Sunday spending time near Overlook Park in White Rock. The handsome roadrunner is New Mexico’s state bird. With speeds upward of 25 miles an hour, roadrunners definitely earn their name. They are quick on the ground without losing their ability to fly, and will fly short distances to perch on branches, posts and rocks. Greater roadrunners—members of the cuckoo family—are about two feet tall with long, thin legs. Source: National Wildlife Federation. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com