Greater Roadrunner

Southwestern USA

The roadrunner comes from a family of clowns, the cuckoos.  Most westerners who live in rural areas consider watching roadrunners to be a birthright.  The carving was done in the mid 1980s, as a commission from a co-worker who wanted a gift for her father.  A unique feature is that the color was done entirely with the wood burner rather than paint.