18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Riding Roller
A Lilac-breasted Roller riding a Zebra and finding an easy insect meal. They usually prefer roosting on a branch and try their luck with flying insects. However, this particular one rode the Zebra for more than half-an-hour. Perhaps, the bird realized that there were many insects get activated and then flying as the herd of Zebras moving from one place to another
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Maasai Mara, Kenya |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5DS R |
Copyright: | © Lakshitha Karunarathna |