Lilac Breasted Rollers

[beykirch]

During our trip to Tanzania earlier this month, we found this pair in Tarangire Nationalpark.

http://www.seehase-beykirch.homepage.t-online.de/Rollers.jpg

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon 4.0/300L IS, ISO400, f6.3, 1/1250sec, cropped to 75%

All comments are welcome

Bernd

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

These are such beautiful birds and wonderful to be able to capture two at the same time. Love the action you captured of the roller on the right and it is interesting to see the back of the one on the left but of course I would like to see more of a head turn and eye contact :) Still a lovely image and many thanks for sharing.

[Callie de Wet]

Nice catch. I have been shooting them for 20 year and still do not have two in a frame. The yawn is so typical of their pose. You got the colours very well down to true. The bird on the left appears a wee bit over sharpened.