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Location: Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa
Lilac-breasted roller is often considered one of the most beautiful birds in the world with its pastel (colours: buff, white, purple, blue, turquoise, green, black, tan) plumage, striking field marks and long tail streamers.
Beneath a deep blue evening sky Colas "Grid" 56302 is looped at Retford station with an Engineer's Train carrying lengths contious Rail.
6C88 Belmont Yard to Stoke Jcn.
On the last Sunday of the 2014 season, ARRIVA Buses Wales Gemini 2DL 4483 - CX61 CDK works a journey on Roller Coaster route 1 to Rhyl Bus Station in place of an open top bus, and is pictured here leaving Talacre.
European roller | Coracias garrulus | GRK | Sep'23 | Sony Gear | f 5.6 @ 1/3200 | ISO 2000
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A rollerblader with some awesome dance moves performing to any group of beachgoers that will look in his direction.
Was out in the area, not really planning on taking photos, thought I might get a decent sky so I stopped by and tried a quick one. Didn't really work out how I hoped it would!
From our visit to East Preston before Christmas. Looking forward to moving south but clearly need to be back from the beach if the world weather is gonna be changing so radically!
European roller, Coracias garrulus. 1 March 2019. Maswa Game Reserve, Tanzania, Africa.
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Mala Mala Game Reserve
South Africa
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While we were on the lookout for more wildlife on one of our game drives, our jeep came across this lilac-breasted roller high in a dead tree. It was amazing, unlike ofher rollers who fly away almost as soon as you see them, this one did not want to leave. The bird kept on looking all around, preening, and plain sitting. Just when we wanted it to fly off so we could photograph it in flight, it continued to stay around. Finally, after about ten minutes it decided to makes its move. I did manage to get a shot of the roller in flight which I will upload later.
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Although a common summer visitor to South Africa their numbers are declining and they are now considered Near Threatened. Threats include persecution on migration in some Mediterranean countries and hundreds, perhaps thousands are shot for food in Oman and India every spring. The loss of suitable breeding habitat due to changing agricultural practices, conversion to monoculture, loss of nest sites, and use of pesticides are considered to be the main threats to the species in Europe. It is sensitive to loss of hedgerows and riparian forest in Europe which provide essential habitats for perching and nesting.
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Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
My first shot of a European Roller since they arrived from Europe for their summer visit to South Africa.
Monds Roller Mill.
Built in 1824 by Tasmanian miller Thomas Monds this imposing stone building operated as a mill until 1924.
For almost the entire time of its operation the mill was operated by Thomas Mond and his family consortium.
At the time of its demise the mill was the last water powered flour mill operating in Tasmania.
In the intervening years the mill has undergone many and varied business ventures.
Today it is empty and awaiting to be re-invented into another venture.
Carrick, Tasmania.
A beautiful looking bird snapped in the Kruger national park South Africa
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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 China and southeast Asia. It is a stocky bird. The crown and vent are blue. The primaries are deep purplish blue with a band of pale blue. The tail is sky blue with a terminal band of Prussian blue and the central feathers are dull green. The neck and throat are purplish lilac with white shaft streaks. The bare patch around the eye is ochre in colour. The three forward toes are united at the base. Rollers have a long and compressed bill with a curved upper edge and a hooked tip. The nostril is long and exposed and there are long rictal bristles at the base of the bill. It has a purplish brown and unstreaked face and breast. It has underwing coverts in a deep shade of blue. Within the Indian region, it is seen to intergrade with the Indian roller.
Was looking for Clawdeen. Bought a couple other monster high items as well. I was going to slow down. Oh well, I'll slow down next time. ;)
favorite ride!
essa é a minha montanha russa favorita do Bush Gardens, a Kumba! a sensação que você sente quando ela passa pouco abaixo do solo é incrível! parece que você está sendo puxado para o chão!
that's my favorite Busch Garden's roller coaster, the Kumba! the sensation that you feel when it goes a little under the ground is amazing! it seems like you're being pulled to the ground!