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indian roller while in sitting position is just an ordinary bird,but wile flying it is sooooooo colurful
indian roller(Coracias benghalensis)
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:21 AM
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Wow!!!!

amazing colors, beatiful pictures
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:42 AM
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Woah...BEAUTIFUL bird and shot. The colors are just eye catching.
Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-03-2009, 06:59 AM
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Wow!! What a cool bird!! You captured it's beauty quite well. Would love to see more!
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Old 11-03-2009, 07:47 AM
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I didn't know birds could be that colorful! Wow!
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:25 AM
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That is a beautiful Bird and an equally beautiful shot... Thank you for sharing...
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:56 AM
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Great timing...these are amazing...what a beautiful bird...it looks a lot like the lilac roller in South Africa, but I was unable to get such amazing shots of that one.
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the scientific name is Coracias benghalensis
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That is awesome man... Thanks for showing us both shots... Amazing.

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Old 11-04-2009, 06:35 AM
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Great Captures, I really like the one in Flight, beautiful colors on this fellow.
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