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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.
We saw several Purple Rollers during our visit to Ethiopia this past August and while I don’t typically prefer an overcast white sky as a background, I thought this one worked for me. The colors were a bit muted on this species compared to other rollers that we encountered but I thought they showed up quite nicely in this image. It’s a bit difficult to gauge in this photo but this bird is pretty large and definitely made an impression on me.
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Coracias naevius
~Having some roller fun @ Gladrags, thank you Chris for inviting me,i had a lot of fun and DJ Draq was awesome what a show, it was good to be with friends last night, hugs you tight ♡
~Photo was shot by my Brother Chris and i did the edit
SLuRL to GladRags roller disco
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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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No detailed informations could be found about a factory "Frederic Schultz" in Mulhausen (Alsace/Elsass, France).
In an industrial exhibitor directory of the Paris World's Fair 1900 a "Schultz, Frederic, Mülhausen i. E." appears as an entry for a company or exhibitor.
Lilac breasted roller, Tanzania.
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The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco.
The European roller is found in a wide variety of habitats, avoiding only treeless plains. It winters primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains, where it typically nests in tree holes.
This lovely European roller was photographed early in the morning with a soft golden glow on it in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
This is another shot of chain saw marks on a log from a felled oak that I thought resembled rolling waves.
The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula.[1] It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, amphibians and small birds moving about on the ground.[2] Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2–4 eggs are laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to a fair height (69 to 144 metres), descending in swoops and dives,[3] while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes do not differ in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults.
One of the beautiful breaking waves off the coast of Shetland this summer. It's hard to ever tire of the simple pleasure of watching waves breaking. Holy Roller Novocaine is by Kings of Leon
A telephoto shot of a lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus} in a tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Species: Coracias garrulus.
Location: Greece.
The European roller is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco. The European roller is found in a wide variety of habitats, avoiding only treeless plains. Info: Wikipedia.
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Film testing a 1938 Voigtlander Brilliant. I’m not sure whether it is meant to be this blurry, or whether I didn’t put the glass back together correctly after dismantling and cleaning the fungus! Or it could have been camera shake, as it only shoots at a leisurely 1/50th second. Oh well, interesting effect.
I only got 8 shots off the roll, as I took the first four on the paper backing, didn’t wind it on enough after loading ♂️.
Voigtlander Brilliant, dodgy blurry triplet lens @f7.7 (wide open!), Kentmere 100, 15 minutes in Caffenol CM @20C.
Many of my wildlife shots, particularly birds, although generally acceptable, are spoiled by an unattractive background. This often happens when they are shot against a blank or featureless sky. I have found that the Luminar 4 editing program is not just a boon for landscape photographers, but is also a fun way to give the birds a second chance. Sky replacement in these shots is not an attempt to deceive - just a bit of fun to let the subjects have their moment in the sun (or cloud, or storm, or sunset!).
The Lilac-breasted Roller and its perch are absolutely real.