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The hoarding covers the front of the Linden Cupboard - a shop selling household and baby linen. Small independent shops are becoming a rarity in Central London and I am not sure if it will still be here when the hoarding comes down. The street art is by Anna Laurini. Great Castle Street.Just inside the Marlybone district of London. 2016.
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(Coracias naevius)
The purple roller (Coracias naevius), or rufous-crowned roller, is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice rather harsh and grating.
Two subspecies are recognized:
Lilac-throated roller (C. n. naevius) - Daudin, 1800: The common name for this subspecies is also used as an alternate name for the lilac-breasted roller. Found from Senegal and Gambia to Somalia and northern Tanzania
C. n. mosambicus - Dresser, 1890: Originally described as a separate species. Found from Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to Namibia northern South Africa
The purple roller is the largest of the rollers, growing to a length of 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in). 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. The voice is a rather grating "ka" or "gaa", repeated rapidly and evenly.
Its preferred habitat is dry thornveld where it spends long periods perched at the top of thorn trees or poles, watching for food items such as insects, spiders, scorpions and small lizards on the ground. It rocks to-and-fro about its longitudinal axis during display flights, calling raucously all the while; starting from above the treetops it plummets towards the ground in rolling flight. It is territorial, and during the breeding season will drive off other rollers, small hawks and crows.
This species seems to be an opportunist breeder, possibly linked to rains, as its breeding season varies from place to place. It nests in natural hollows in trees or uses old woodpecker holes, or in cliffs, riverbanks, pipes or holes in masonry, usually laying three white eggs. The young are fed and incubated by both parents.
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While out kayak fishing far out to sea ,we realised fishing was kind of difficult .So we decided to forget about the fishing and have some fun in the rollers..Remember this is the north sea ,not a place to go swimming unless you wear the warm suit..Tilted horizon but we both made it safe back to shore ,,,,eventually
Watch this !
Early 1970s version of "Snap-on plastic rollers". Look at the hairstyle!
As with all the vintage roller types I am posting, it would be great to hear your experiences and memories if you ever use(d) these or similar rollers.
Belgium.
Antwerp National Zoo.
Antwerp Zoo (Dutch: ZOO Antwerpen) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843.
The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.
Roller Skate dress and top pattern from Oliver + S
Blogged: www.atluceends.com/2013/07/summer-kcw-roller-skates.html
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A European roller perched in the Kruger National park,the open grasslands behind it providing a nice clean background, soon it will be time for it to fly North on its migration route.
The Monarch water ballast roller
In the grounds of Down House, the former home of Charles Darwin - it now belongs to English Heritage.