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Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) I try to avoid taking photos of this rather over photographed roller. But couldn't resist this!
My second keeper of the morning. The Richmond Bridge just keeps giving. Nicknamed the roller coaster span do to the vertical undulation of the center section.
Shot with the Nikkor 200-500mm and processed in camera raw and Nik Color Efex Pro.
This is the Richmond - San Rafael Bridge, a double-decked dual cantilever bridge connecting Marin County and Contra Costa County along Interstate 580 in Northern California.
Saw this Roller perched in a tree as we were driving past. I pulled up by the side of the road but it was on the passenger side so I had to manoeuvre my camera past my wife and twist round into a position to take the shot. Lol.
It only posed long enough for this shot and then flew off!
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Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), an African member of the roller (or Coraciidae) family. Known to sit on prominent perches in open woodland and lightly-treed grasslands.
Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, Botswana.
Conservation Status: Least Concern
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(Coracias garrulus)
Castro Verde
Portugal
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Rollers often perch prominently on trees, posts or overhead wires, like giant shrikes, whilst watching for the large insects, small reptiles, rodents and frogs that they eat. The diet of adult rollers is dominated by beetles, whereas nestlings mostly eat Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers and bush crickets.
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.
Wikipedia: The purple roller is the largest of the rollers, growing to a length of 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in). Adults weigh from 145 to 200 g (5.1 to 7.1 oz) with an average weight of 168 g (5.9 oz).[6] From a distance it appears a dull brownish bird with a white stripe over the eye, a patch of white on the nape and a dark tail. Northern populations tend to have a rufus crown while southern populations have a more olive-green crown. The underparts are purplish-pink streaked with white. The wings are long and rounded while the tail is square-cut.
One of my favorite species of birds from Etosha is the Lilac ?Breasted Roller. That are so vibrant in color and such an interesting bird to watch as it goes about finding insects to eat. They are beautiful to see in flight revealing all their many colors and you never tire of seeing just one more.
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The lilac-breasted roller is found in savanna and open woodland across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.. Seen here in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Itâs easily spotted as it likes to perch conspicuously on top of high vantage points like trees and poles, looking for prey on the ground such as insects, scorpions, snails, and rodents. During mating seasons the males fly high to engage in huge dives and swoops whilst making loud calls. [credit SafarisAfricana]
The Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) is a member of the near passerine bird family Coraciidae, the rollers. It occurs widely from West Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is best known for its aerobatic displays of males during the breeding season.(Wiki)
correctly I.D.by Murray McFarlane murraymcfarlane
Incorrectly thought (by ME) to be a Blue Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) đŽ
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This is another shot of chain saw marks on a log from a felled oak that I thought resembled rolling waves.