Indian Roller
Saw this Roller come in and land on this abandoned utility pole. These birds are easy to capture since they often perch for many minutes at a time not caring about folks like me busy clicking away from close. They choose prominent bare trees or wires from which they descend to the ground to capture prey which include insects, arachnids, small reptiles, small snakes and amphibians. The bird has many colours and is quite attractive. The subspecies "Indicus", as seen here, is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The southern form has a darker reddish collar on the hind neck.
Indian Roller
Saw this Roller come in and land on this abandoned utility pole. These birds are easy to capture since they often perch for many minutes at a time not caring about folks like me busy clicking away from close. They choose prominent bare trees or wires from which they descend to the ground to capture prey which include insects, arachnids, small reptiles, small snakes and amphibians. The bird has many colours and is quite attractive. The subspecies "Indicus", as seen here, is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The southern form has a darker reddish collar on the hind neck.