Lilac Breasted Roller

Gallery: AvianPosted May 10, 201653 views6 comments

I always promise myself not to take more shots of this bird (as I have hundreds) but what can you do when they pose so nicely?
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
EOS 1FX
200-400 mm F4 at 533 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/4000
EV +0.68

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Charles Bell on May 10, 2016 at 11:20 AM

Ken Newman, the author of one of the best field guides to Southern Africa, used to refer to this bird as an "ABR." When asked what he meant, he replied: "Another bloody roller!" It seems that when he was leading birding tours, he got very tired of people shouting "Stop the vehicle! What's that beautiful bird?" everytime they passed a Lilac-breasted Roller. But I agree, it's hard not to take images of it. I have many. It is just so beautiful, And you have done it justice with this very nice image.

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 10, 2016 at 2:21 PM

Ken, this is one of the better LBR pictures I have seen. I have been looking at your gallery, and I love your work.

Registered on April 27, 2016, 20 Posts, 142 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 10, 2016 at 6:22 PM

Ken, the colors in these birds are indeed beautiful. I can't imagine getting tired of them, and you captured this one expertly. The feather detail in the large version is incredible. Clean blue background that compliments the bird so well too. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 10, 2016 at 6:40 PM

The reds and the blues really go well together here. Good job on the techs. Nice pose.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 10, 2016 at 11:47 PM

Nice clean and sharp image Ken. I am wishing it wasn't quite so tight on bottom, but still a nice image.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 11, 2016 at 12:23 AM

Really nice work on the colors, Ken. Don't feel bad about all the shots; I have the same problem with Mountain Bluebirds.

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