Lilac breasted roller

We first saw a lilac breasted roller at Kruger National Park in South Africa.  I was enamored by its colors: the lilac that coated its throat and its underside, the turquoise on its neck and stomach, and the navy blue on its tailfeathers.  We saw them at Etosha , Addo, and many of the other game reserves, and they are even the national bird of Botswana .  Yet, I never tired of seeing them flying outstretched through the air, the rainbow on their wings.

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