In a typical pose with cocked tail, this iconic ground cuckoo of the arid American Southwest paused with crest raised, perhaps on the lookout for small reptiles. The blue eye markings are bare skin known as the postorbital apterium. It is primarily blue as seen here in females while adult males also show bright orange. This species has retreated from most of its coastal range in response to development, so seeing it here along the immediate coast was unusual. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
References:
Hughes, J. M. (2011). Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.244
Payne, R. & de Juana, E. (2018). Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/54914 on 15 October 2018).