Lilac Breasted Roller by danob
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Description
The Rollers are an Old World family of near passerine birds. This is One of the eleven species. And in my view perhaps the most lovely. They resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups, blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one.
These are insect eaters, usually catching their prey in the air. They often perch prominently whilst hunting, like giant shrikes. And are known to sit in wait to catch escaping prey from bush fires. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform. Rolling in flight, and mating on the wing!!
These are birds of warm climates. From much of African continent. They nest in an unlined tree-hole, and lay 2-4 eggs.
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Comments (73)
incredibleeeeeeee..S
A very beautiful image which inspires me to post a bird image myself..
How beautiful bird, wonderful colors. Very lovely.
I've never seen such a thing. Those colors are wonderful. Thank you for sharing all these magnificent bird pics of yours, with us. Beautiful, as always. -M :^)
National Geographic quality ! Excellentissime photo, Danny + thanks for the interesting explanation !
What a beautiful and colorful bird. I've never seen this kind of passerine birds before. Excellent capture and thank you very much for the informations!!
Awesome colors ! thanks for sharing and explanations.
Beautiful creature.. and very nicely presented.
What a beautiful bird - excellent image and write up :)
Absolutely stunning!! I've never seen anything like this before, not in any book or documentary. Of course, you've captured the details perfectly, the colours and lighting superb and the DOF is perfect to allow full view of this pretty bird. Informative narrative which in itself deserves 5*. xx
Wonderful colors and details on this Danny. Kudos on another perfect capture!
Splendid colors.... an amazing capture my friend!
Beautiful capture here as always Danny:o)
{@}>---Hello my dear friend, Absolutely fantastic!!!!Wonderful Phtography an excellent composition as usual, Congratulations! A million stars from me!!! All you artwork is Very Beautiful!! It is a real pleasure to visit your gallery Have a wonderful Monday. (Thank you so much for your encouraging comments) Hug and kiss in Your heart. Luminous blesing. Ludy@>--->---
Wow, what a gorgeous little fellow, really wonderful! Excellent presented!!
What a fabulous bird! I have never seen one before. Excellent photo as well. Thanks for showing us.
Hey there are punks in the bird world, cool hair dye!!!! Cute little fellow!
So sweet, I have never seen such a beauty before.
My goodness, what a colorful bird and great shot. Like gunsan, and others, I have never seen this species before - it looks like it has been painted the colors are so amazing. CC
Splendid capture! Very interesting and beautiful bird! :) The toy was the camera; the good lenses will come next year! :(
Absolutely beautiful bird! Great shot!
A sublime capture, Danny. Such a beautiful bird!! I have never seen its like. I want one :-) only kiddin'. Hugs. Di.
really nice and sharp, all the colours are showing up beautifully.
What a beautiful and colorful bird. Brds are one of the most difficult subjects to photograph and you did an outstanding job here as always. Beautiful!
A great capture!
Impressive colourful birds, Seems like my pigeons customized. LOL. Excellent pic
Wow. Great capture of a beautiful bird. I've never seen one of these before. Thanks for sharing Danny. John
Exceptional find and exceptional capture! Amazing clarity down to the feather detail! Stellar.
What amazing colors this bird has :)
Excellent capture! Dani!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!