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 |