A Purple Roller perches among the thorns of an Acacia tree. It is lit by the very last light of the day. The background is unfortunately a featureless sky.

Purple Roller (Namibia) #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsOnTwigs

This photo is un-cropped! We were photographing giraffes when this guy landed next to us, just barely in min. focus range.

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Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) seen at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe #purpleroller #Coraciasnaevius #Bird #Bird_addict #Bird_addicts #HwangeNationalPark #zimbabweanwildlife #Zimbabwe #BlueSky #AfricanSafari #GameDrive #gamedrivesighting
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