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[Meowingkitty]

My husband goes out for walks in Skunk Creek near our house in Arizona and he frequently sees them out and about as well as coyotes.

[KKWA]

Meep meep

[ValuSkr]

Do they fly or just run?

[On It]

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@ValuSkr wrote:

Do they fly or just run?

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They can get off the ground using their wings, but do not get very high. Then they glide to the ground. They are not good at flying.

[deepwaterdotter]

@ValuSkr   They can fly a little, but mostly run.

[geezerette]

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@On It wrote:

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@ValuSkr wrote:

Do they fly or just run?

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They can get off the ground using their wings, but do not get very high. Then they glide to the ground. They are not good at flying.

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@ValuSkr 

They "fly" a lot like chickens do.  Just barely.  But they can get up and away from predators in a pinch.  Into a tree branch, for example.

[Boomernichols]

@On It BEEP BEEP,  you are cute with that tail sticking straight up!

[candys mine]

Just curious. Do they really "say"  Meep Meep (ish)?  Or make some other sound?

[On It]

@candys mine I have never been close enough to hear a sound.  Somewhere along the way I learned their sound is a short little almost bark. I seriously doubt I will ever hear one. We will be driving down the highway or a rural road and see one running alongside. They are never close.

[GoneButNotForgotten]

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@KKWA wrote:

Meep meep

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Oh darn--you posted before I got a chance to!