16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lilac-breasted roller lands on branch carrying grasshopper

A lilac-breasted roller carrying a dead grasshopper in its beak lifts its wings to take off from the leafy branch of a bush. It has brown eyes, a grey beak, a white crown, lilac breast, turquoise and blue wings and long tail feathers. Shot with a Nikon D810 in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in January 2018.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Tanzania
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Nick Dale