Since posting that, I looked to find out. It appears to be a variety of roadrunner, very similar to this one:
http://0.tqn.com/d/phoenix/1/0/G/l/2/birdjolly06.jpg
That’s funny. Road runner was what popped into my head. I thought that was just a latent memory of cartoons that popped up when you mentioned a running bird.
I love seeing the various bird life as I go outside and tend the green babies!
Yesterday I saw a blue splash of jay. We have a little mama Brown Thrasher with a nest right next to my okra sunflower bed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_thrasher