Scharrelaar - European Roller - Coracias garrulus - 0350a by Theo Locher https://flic.kr/p/2oGHN1N

It’s not often that you get to capture the beautiful wingspan and body of the colorful European Roller. #europeanroller #tanzania #tanzaniasafari #serengeti #serengetinationalpark #sonyalpha (at Serengeti, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocuSaGJ-Vf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

European Roller

A massive thanks to @mikelumley13 for the phenomenal photographs (be sure to give him a follow)! I hope I can do them justice, bru! I'll be starting with Africa's second largest antelope - the roan antelope. I've never seen one in the wild, but hopefully by drawing one I get some good mojo to help me spot one. Species in order of appearance: #RoanAntelope #EuropeanRoller #WoodlandKingFisher #Lion #EuropeanBeeEater #WhiteRhino #Leopard #WhiteFrontedBeeEater #LilacBreastedRoller #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #wildlifeart #natgeowildlife #animalart #animalartists #nature #Africa #AfricanWildlife #birds #antelope #krugerthroughmyeyes #animals #animalillustration #planetearth #krugernationalpark #animalartist #Illustration #Drawing #sketching #illustratenow (at Kruger National Park)

Spring cleaning time! Much like these two European Rollers, Mr Wild & I have been busy bees this morning getting our nest spick & span for the season. . . . . . . . . . . #springtime #springclean #tidy #nesting #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birding #outdoors #photography #nofilterphotography #europeanroller https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lInuZAjxA/?igshid=axrusqlsfank

Coracias garrulus by Oliveira Pires Rolieiro Veja o novo artigo 6. Técnica - Vamos evoluindo ! e as novas Monografias: 12 - Chapins e 11 _ Pica-paus e Torcicolo" na nossa página de fotografia de aves: birdbook.pt/ https://flic.kr/p/2gH6YFG

This moment was captured when the European Roller was migration from Europe to South Africa. We were lucky enough to intercept it when it chose to rest in Mangalore (India) on its long journey. . . Fun fact: Each year, the European roller (Coracias garrulus) covers close to ten thousand kilometres to breed and winter. . . . #wedophotography4u #nature #natgeo #animalplanet #natgeoyourshot #discoveryindia #bbcearth #sancturyasia #nature_worldwide_birds #bestbirdshots #explorenature #europeanroller #feather_perfection #splendid_animals #dslrofficial #visionofpictures #mypixeldiary #yourshotphotographer #dof_of_our_world #moodygrams #tourtheplanet #indiapictures #photographers_of_india #photographers_hub_india #colorsofindia #nikonasia #nikonindiaofficial #nammakarnatakaphotographers #lightroom #lr_moody (at Mangalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwpT3aoFA6P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u53fovxltnu2

Over the years I have spent many hours, days and weeks in photography built hides including floating hide as well as a canoe hide in Bulgaria. Bulgaria has over 400 recorded birds including red list birds. The Red List: identifies birds that most need our help ... Red: a colour of alarm, urgency, passion and energy

Hoopoes are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers. Three living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years all of the extant species were lumped as a single species. In fact, some taxonomists still consider all three species conspecific. Some authorities also keep the African and Eurasian hoopoe together but split the Madagascar hoopoe.

The European roller is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco. The European roller is found in a wide variety of habitats, avoiding only treeless plains.

The Egyptian vulture, also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. It is widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa to India

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage.

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Sometimes going for a drive through the bush on a rainy day can offer up some wonderful sightings. Came across this European roller have a shower on a knob thorn tree. Pity the shot could not give the complete antics of the roller as he showered himself, but was quite a show. #europeanroller #europeanrollerbird #rollerbird (at Ingwelala) https://www.instagram.com/p/BodS3_fAzT7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a2gubzjtdgzf

European Roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco. The European Roller chick will vomit a foul-smelling orange liquid onto itself to deter a predator. The smell also warns the parents on their return to the nest. Photographed north of Dubai in the deserts around Bab al Shams in the UAE 🇦🇪 . . . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #instagood #photooftheday #picoftheday #naturegrampixels #europeanroller #uae #desert (at Emirate of Dubai) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRAu4NHbqy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q9lh4y09br9u

Turning back time with this super fun European roller bird. I had so much fun with this one! Thanks Georges. . . . . . . #tattoosbyjorell#tattoos#tattoo#longbeachouterlimitslongbeachtattoo#losangeles#losangelestattoos#watercolor#watercolortattoo#watercolourtattoo#watercolortattoos#paris#tattooparis#watercolourtattoos#watercolours#watercolors#aquarela#aquarelle#vegan#vegantatto#birdtatoos#vegantattoos#watercolorbird#watercolorbirds#europeanrollerbird#birdtattoo#bluebirdtattoo#radtattoos#europeanroller (at Outer Limits Tattoo Long Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-vLJSAlr_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rnzp6ut54gy

An elegant European Roller, posing like a blue topaz gem, confident, classy and very Vogue. Following the summer sun, these beautiful globetrotters from Europe breed in south and east-central Europe, through to northwestern Iran and southwestern Siberia before migrating to southern Africa.

Their beak is the clue to them being efficient hunters, preying on a diet of large insects, small reptiles, rodents and frogs which they hawk from trees, posts and overhead wires.

Sadly, they are also extensively hunted, especially during their migration, with thousands being killed over the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf where they are hunted for food.

Photos by @reandutoit

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European roller throwing his catch down the hatch. Image captured by Trevor Barnett our most talented Kruger eBook coauthor. https://www.kruger-2-kalahari.com/ #Kruger2Kalahari #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #PhotoSafari #nikonwildlife #knp #KrugerPark #krugernationalpark #greaterkruger #kruger #krugerexplorer #krugersafari #krugerparksafari #krugerselfdrive #travelphotographer #selfdrivesafari #bigfivesafari #birdsofkruger #birdlife #birdsofsouthafrica #birdlife #krugerenthusiasts #europeanroller (at Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbPyRmVqxTx/?utm_medium=tumblr

Coracias garrulus by Oliveira Pires Torcicolo Para ver mais fotos e saber mais sobre fotografia de aves visite a nossa página: birdbook.pt/ https://flic.kr/p/2gdU4bT

European Roller Canon 7Dmii&Canon 70-200f2.8 II #bird #birds #birdsofinstagram #allmightybirds #photoshooting #pocketbirds #birdwatching #birdphoto #birdstagram #birdextreme #canonphotography #canon📷 #canon7dmkii #naturephotography #hungary #canon70200mm #your_best_birds #naturephotography #nature #compass birds🐦 #bns_birds #birdphotography #birdwatchers #birdlovers #bestbirdshots #worldbestshot #nature #natgeo #birdsmagazine #birdielicious #europeanroller #naturegrampixels (helyszín: Hungary)