Roller Derby
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There are some wonderful shots of the Icklingham Roller on social media at the moment, which made me think about my own experiences of photographing these beautiful birds.
Camera time has been limited of late, so here's another one from the archives.
in the northern Serengeti in Tanzania
coracias caudatus
vorkstaartscharrelaar
rollier à longs brins
Gabelracke
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Wikipedia: The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family. It occurs widely from eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indochinese_roller
Conservation status: Least Concern
The blue-bellied roller is a large bird appr. 28–30 cm.
Gambia, Tujereng.
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Wikipedia: The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family. It occurs widely from eastern India to Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
The Indochinese roller was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Indian roller because of a narrow hybrid zone in northeast India but a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the Indochinese roller was more closely related to the purple-winged roller (Coracias temminckii) than it is to the Indian roller. The Indochinese roller is monotypic: no subspecies are recognized.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indochinese_roller
Conservation status: Least Concern
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Indische Scharrelaar
Rollier indien
Bengalenracke
Carraca india
Ghiandaia marina indiana
Rolieiro-indiano
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Savuti marshes, Botswana
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(Coracias garrulus)
Castro Verde
Portugal
Once again my thanks to António Guerra and Henrique Oliveira Pires
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this order CORACIIFORMES (240)
- All the photos for this family Coraciidae (CoraciÃdeos) (26)
- All the photos for this species Coracias garrulus (7)
- All the photos taken this day 2018/05/04 (7)
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The Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis) or Burmese roller, is a member of the roller bird family. It occurs widely from eastern India to China and southeast Asia.
Vehicles hustle across the Antioch Bridge spanning the San Joaquin River in morning traffic.
I was determined to find an unobstructed angle in which to feature the steep rise of this bridge. Entering an unlocked gate in the 2am hour, I made my way along this private section of Sherman Island. By the time I was ready to leave, the gate had been padlocked shut and I spent a few extra hours confined to this area until an unhappy property owner chided me for my trespassing ways. He then allowed me to exit.
Shot with the long end of the DFA 150-450.
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) I try to avoid taking photos of this rather over photographed roller. But couldn't resist this!
The lilac-breasted roller is found in savanna and open woodland across sub-Saharan Africa. Seen here in Tarangire National Park.
It’s 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]
"Broad-Billed Roller" is a small, dark, rufous-cinnamon roller with a chunky yellow bill. It has a warm back and head, lilac foreneck and breast, with the rest of the plumage mainly brown. The broad bill is bright yellow. In flight it presents a striking plumage, with the brilliant blues of the wings and tail contrasting with the brown back. Lots of them are spotted near our house. Endemic to Africa
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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