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Coracias caudatus
Common roller of Sub-saharan africa. It is a predator, perching where it can look for potential prey and then fly down to snag it. another spotting same species later in the day http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/160...
Kruger
#6 is the same bird after he flew into different lighting. I know on our trip the lilac breasted converted a few bird haters into appreciators at least
Spotted on Dec 20, 2013
Submitted on Jan 26, 2014
7 Comments
Thank you, Dilan, Beaker and Gilma. It IS a beautiful birds, but I was surrounded by beauty(and beautiful birds) during my visit to Africa :)
Beautiful series Karen!
Beautiful series Karen! That bird is gorgeous!
Beautiful colors and the tail is gorgeous!!
It was a damp morning. I think that's the reason. Not actively raining, but enough to make him fluff up. Still these guys always look a little fluffy!
I like your series because the bird seems a little ruffled!
What a beautiful bird!