Blue Bellied Roller by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Jan 29, 2010

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Description

The Blue-bellied Roller, Coracias Cyanogaster is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Zaire. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees. The Blue-bellied Roller is a large bird, nearly the size of a Jackdaw at 28-30 cm. It has a dark green back, white head, neck and breast, with the rest of the plumage mainly blue. Adults have 6cm tail streamers. Sexes are similar, but the juvenile is a drabber version of the adult. First shot with my new Camera to try and get used to all the new controls and method of working.. Thanks for taking time to view and for any comments etcc you care to make..