The Stunning Roller! - a photo on Flickriver

            The Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African member of the roller (or Coraciidae) family of birds. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. 
The lilac-breasted roller could have just as easily been called the “rainbow roller.” They have around 8 colors; green, white, black, yellow, turquoise, dark blue, reddish brown, and of course lilac. That is one colorful bird!
The lilac-breasted roller has a robust body and a proportionately large, green head with a heavy black beak. It has a white chin and a white or yellow band above the eyes and beak. Its breast is a dark lilac that grows lighter towards the throat.
The abdomen and underside of the wings are turquoise, and the wings’ underside is also trimmed with dark blue. The upper part of the wings is reddish brown. Their forked tail, which is also turquoise, ends in black streamers. 

This beautiful Lilac-breasted Roller was captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Purko Section (show map)

Taken on: October 13, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 400mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Macintosh)
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