Temple of the Bird

06/12/2026

Epic sunrise at Temple of the Bird this morning.

06/11/2026

We took a little inspiration from the world's coolest man for this one. What do ya think?

06/08/2026

We are officially empty nesters here at The Temple. I wasn't around to capture the moment the last hatchling jumped the nest, but a guest captured what happened next. It jumped down, apparently the parent noticed, and it kinda wondered around a little trying to figure, "What next", then followed the adult off the porch and into the desert. This happened yesterday morning. I hope I still get to see them around some. Everytime I walk in the main room here, I keep looking up at the nest hoping to see them. All that's left is 1 unhatched egg. I kinda feel like this was a kind of cozmic nod of the head that we're doing something special here. That a wild roadrunner fely safe to raise her chicks here, right where everyone could see them, on the edge of the kitchen here. I will remover the egg and continue to water the plant the nest was built on, and maybe it'll get used again? Stay tuned... Thanks to Patrick Farnsworth for capturing these videos.

06/03/2026

One of the chicks has flown the coop. Tsken a couple hours ago, he/she jumped down, kinda wondered around a bit, then ran off with one of the adult roadrunners. Haven't seen it since. I put a ladder against the shelf hoping if it does come back it can climb back up. I hope it's okay. The other one is still in the nest with one of the parents. I noticed the parent was picking around the nest earlier and chick was kinda freaking out, so I got back uo there and noticed ants again. So I did my best to wipe them out. Its kinda nerve-racking because I'm attached amd don't want anything to happen to them.

06/03/2026

A guest captures this epic shot last night here at the Temple. It's super cool this time of year here, as there's often storms that pop up out of nowhere.

06/02/2026

Ever heard a roadrunner sing? Papa came home and showed off his skills. That's me on guitar by the way.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZGeenSp5bE/?igsh=NnQzbWNzaTRrcWt2

06/01/2026

Gross!

05/31/2026

Baby update. They're thriving.

05/27/2026