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Related: About this forumLilac Breasted Roller
Robert Henderson
December 22, 2022
I was certain this Lilac Breasted Roller was going to take off and fly in the opposite direction. Wrong! The Roller unexpectedly came straight at the camera. The slightly larger size indicates it was probably a male.
As beautiful as Rollers appear when perched, it's when in flight that their truly dazzling colors are fully visible. They are famous for their swooping and rolling flight patterns, and extremely rapid turns.
I took the picture with a Canon EOS R6 with an EF200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4X lens. The exposure settings were 1/1250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 250, 200 mm, hand-held.
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Lilac Breasted Roller (Original Post)
Donkees
Dec 2022
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TigressDem
(5,126 posts)1. Gorgeous!
Thanks for posting.
peacebuzzard
(5,296 posts)2. the sandy background with blue skies..desert or sea? beautiful!
love it!
Donkees
(32,437 posts)3. Might be savanna, looks like a termite mound (?)
peacebuzzard
(5,296 posts)4. it does look like some kind of nest; I did think wasp nest at first.
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