Lilac Breasted Roller
Oct 27, 2014 19:33:33 #
Oct 27, 2014 19:45:03 #
Oct 27, 2014 20:01:54 #
Not a bird we would ever see without intrepid souls with a good eye for Nature. Good on ya Mate!
Oct 27, 2014 21:19:55 #
Everything about this image is fantastic, Cliff. You caught him perfectly on the branch. and he's gorgeous against the blue sky. Were you back there recently?
Oct 27, 2014 23:42:24 #
CliffC wrote:
Captured in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Brings back memories of my homeland. Those birds are spectacular when they do their aerial rolls. Nice photo. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Oct 27, 2014 23:43:59 #
Oct 27, 2014 23:49:54 #
carlysue wrote:
Everything about this image is fantastic, Cliff. You caught him perfectly on the branch. and he's gorgeous against the blue sky. Were you back there recently?
No CarlySue, this pic was from my trip in May of this year. No one wants to fly to Africa right now because of the Ebola crisis. My other passion is alternative medicine and I am trying to go to West Africa to have their health staff try this natural substance in a unique way which may help Ebola victims survive. I have teamed up with a Nigerian MD who believes this technique will work as well and we are waiting to see if the Liberian govt will let us do a clinical trial there. Say a little prayer for us that it will work and help these people.
Oct 27, 2014 23:54:04 #
bcheary wrote:
Brings back memories of my homeland. Those birds are spectacular when they do their aerial rolls. Nice photo. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Where are you from bcheary?
Oct 27, 2014 23:56:11 #
Oct 28, 2014 00:04:23 #
CliffC wrote:
Where are you from bcheary?
Born and raised near Durban on the coast but also lived in Southern Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe). Worked in the Rhodesian Dept. of Native Affairs. Part of my job was game control and crop protection. Mostly elephant and lion and the ubiquitous baboon. Stationed at Beit Bridge on the S. African border on the Limpopo River. Upstream from the Kruger National Park. Hunted elephant with well known game rangers Rupert Fothergill and Ian Nyschens. Those were the days. One of these days, when I stop procrastinating, I will put pen to paper and write about some of my experiences. :-D
Oct 28, 2014 00:05:05 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Not a bird we would ever see without intrepid souls with a good eye for Nature. Good on ya Mate!
My son did his graduate study in Kruger Park in South Africa and invited me to see the park and it's wildlife. Turns out Kruger has over 450 species of birds, many of them migratory. I fell in love with the wildlife and started taking people to the park. The birds are very beautiful and plentiful.
Oct 28, 2014 00:06:54 #
Dan L wrote:
Nice capture!!!
Thanks Dan L. There are several species of rollers in the park. The lilac breasted is the most numerous.
Oct 28, 2014 00:15:11 #
bcheary wrote:
Born and raised near Durban on the coast but also ... (show quote)
I would love to go the Limpopo River. Many of Kruger's birds only live in the north of the park along the Limpopo. It's more tropical there. I am sure your stories are very interesting.
Oct 28, 2014 00:20:53 #
CliffC wrote:
I would love to go the Limpopo River. Many of Kruger's birds only live in the north of the park along the Limpopo. It's more tropical there. I am sure your stories are very interesting.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Oct 28, 2014 04:17:51 #
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