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Related: About this forumLilac Breasted Roller
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Lilac Breasted Roller at Sunset-Johan Von Solms
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Lilac Breasted Roller (Original Post)
Donkees
Dec 2022
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cilla4progress
(26,089 posts)1. Nature.
She stuns!
3Hotdogs
(13,808 posts)4. Remarkable plumage.
lefthandedskyhook
(1,128 posts)6. It is NOT an ex parrot
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niyad
(122,010 posts)2. Just. . .WOW. Thank you so much.
AndyS
(14,559 posts)3. I've been following your posts and
as a wildlife photographer I appreciate not only the incredible species you bring to us but the exquisite skill of the image makers that bring them to us.
Donkees
(32,607 posts)8. They make it possible for us to see the exquisite beauty of this world through their eyes
2naSalit
(95,066 posts)12. I second that.
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lefthandedskyhook
(1,128 posts)5. Wow Donkees
Your posts are all the best. Thanks!
Karadeniz
(23,697 posts)7. WOW!!!!
nightwing1240
(1,996 posts)9. Wow indeed!
calimary
(85,134 posts)10. Just beautiful!!!
Oh my! That bird is a work of art.
SergeStorms
(19,392 posts)11. The national bird of Kenya.
Unlike most other birds, males and females both have the same brilliant plumage.
I wish we had indigenous, colorful birds like that in the U.S. We have a lot of colorful birds, but nothing that can compete with the likes of the Lilac Breasted Roller.
burrowowl
(18,114 posts)13. Really pretty bird!