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Cape Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Description:

Iridescent blues and purples all over with an orange eye.

Habitat:

Flushed from a tree as we drove by, in a shrub area of a grassland outside of the town of Memel.

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3 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Great flight shot!

Great capture Ashley,beautiful ,congrats and thanks for sharing

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Beautiful bird Ashley!

AshleyT
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AshleyT

Phumelela Local Municipality, Free State, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 2, 2014
Submitted on Jan 18, 2014

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