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Aug 31, 2010 01:52 |  #1

One of the most colorful birds that I have seen in the Southern Africa trip so far....


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ps: Its a roller, not rolla :)


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Aug 31, 2010 03:23 |  #2

A great shot of this guy! Rollers are very beautiful birds.


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Aug 31, 2010 07:33 |  #3

Wow, nice colors!


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Aug 31, 2010 08:29 |  #4

What a beautiful bird! Such lovely colours.


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Aug 31, 2010 10:37 |  #5

Very pretty bird! Nice shot.


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Aug 31, 2010 11:04 |  #6

Beautiful bird and a great shot. Thanks for sharing.


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Aug 31, 2010 12:39 |  #7

kram wrote in post #10821287 (external link)
One of the most colorful birds that I have seen in the Southern Africa trip so far....


Comments and feedback welcome.

ps: Its a roller, not rolla :)

Yeah, Rolla is a town in Missouri!


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Aug 31, 2010 13:09 |  #8

Great looking bird.


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Aug 31, 2010 13:32 |  #9

I love the rollers, thx for the great shot!


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Aug 31, 2010 16:09 |  #10

Thanks. It has been a way better trip than I had expected on birding.....will finish the SA leg over the next 10 days and be back to post more bird pics.


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Aug 31, 2010 17:51 |  #11

Nice shot. The rollers are about the prettiest birds that exist.


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