Another bird from our local zoo, this is a Lilac Breasted Roller. I am always looking for these cute colorful birds when I visit the zoo, they’re stunning to look at. I rarely get a good photo of them since they’re kept behind plexiglass and their lighting is so blech, every time they move even slightly, the shot is a blur. They’ve recently relocated the Rollers to a better area near a door that has natural light filtering through it, so I’ve got a couple of decent shots now. You’ll definitely be seeing this bird become an oil painting!
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Rollers are so beautiful. Their coloring is phenomenal and I think they’ll be perfect for paintings! I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
WOW! What an unusual little guy! I’m guessing we don’t have any of those suckers down here, because I’ve never seen anything like him before…. awesome.
Gosh, he almost looks fake, he is so colorful. Almost as if someone dyed him. By the way, Leanne…the red headed woodpecker I always talk about…well, I found out that he is a red bellied woodpecker. I looked him up on the internet. He only has a small patch of red on the back of his head..then black/white on his body. He is gorgeous!
What an exceptional shot of that little guy! I have never seen one… so pretty. Course they all pose for our Leanne!!
Sue
Very pretty but like Karen, I tought he might be fake or taxidermied (sp?)/stuffed.
I would think so!
Wow, they look like a Easter egg!!! Beautiful!!!
Add me to the list of people who thought he was fake. He looks like the little faux birds you can find in craft stores!
What an amazing bird – I thought of watercolors when I saw him. Can’t wait to see your painting.
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