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European Roller


European Roller
Photo Information
Copyright: Elroyie David (elroyie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 104 N: 1519] (6403)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400 IS L, Kenko Pro 300 1.4x Teleconvert
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-07-16 8:28
Viewed: 1633
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
European Roller - Coracias garrulus

Descriptive notes.

Large and colorful bird, being iridescent blue, black and chestnut. 31-32 cm, 125-160 g, wingspan 66-71 cm.
Roller without tail streamers, proportionately larger headed than most congeners, and in flight appears long-necked.
Nominate race with head, neck amd underparts light blue, whitish around base of bill, and short, thin blackish eyestripe.
Rufous brown upperparts, with back, rump and tail-coverts ultramarine blue. Wing coverts greenish-blue, marginal ones purple, primary coverts and bases of primaries azure-blue, remiges otherwise black. Tail greenish-blue with darker base, central feathers greyish.
Race semenowi slightly paler than nominate.

Habitat.

Warm and sunny lowlands, in open countryside with patches pine or oak woods with heathery clearings, orchards, mixed farmland, broad river valleys, and dissected plains with scattered thorny or leafy trees.

Food and Feeding

Diet mainly invertebrates: beetles and other hard-bodied insects, and some small vertebrates. Exceptionally, fruits such as grapes and figs eaten.
Many live scorpions taken, and species may be and accomplished scorpion predator. Several other prey items are distasteful: stink-grasshoppers and carabid, lampyrid and silphid beetles. Forages mostly from elevated perch, watching ground intently.

Breeding.

Mau-Jul. Monogamous, solitary and territorial, with typical rolling and diving aerial display. Nest site an unlined cavity in a large tree, building, cliff or riverbank.
4-5 eggs, incubation by female, 17-19 days. Chick hatches naked and blind, has closed spiny feather sheaths by 13th day.
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Excellent capture!
Beautiful colour, sharp image, nice composition.
Great shot!

Hi Elroyie
Very nice Bird! also very nice photo with good composition. Tanks for sharing this nice pic ;)
Regards
Amir

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-07-16 11:09]

Excellent shot and well done on the composition and details.
The colors are beautiful both the subject and the background compliment each other. Beautiful work.
What can't be helped is the branch in front of the subject, o well, that's nature. :) :)

Mike

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-07-16 11:11]

Hi Elroyie,

What a wondeful picture! The colorful bird is great and it's pose is lovely. Superb colors, sharp details, well composed and good POV. The BG is stunning. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

This is an excellent composition, with perfect framing. The color and detail are superb. Looks like he has alittle wind up his back. Nice Work!
Scott

Elroyie, I adore your little bird. Very good shot, too, with superb DoF, clarity!
Sarolta

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2005-07-16 13:18]

it's a nice one Elroyie,
fantastic capture, great colours, fantastic pov and great dof, the details are fine, very good job, I like it,
gr. Jaap

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-07-16 15:59]

Hi Elroyie, good shot. He looks a little windswept! Nice composition and very good details, the colours are great. Well done.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-07-17 3:42]

Beautiful and interesting shot for this superb bird ! Composition, colors on neutral BG, details and sharpness are very good ! Thanks for sharing.

Hello Elroyie

Wonderful array of colours in this shot. The plumage colours look fantastic against the OOF BG. Tack sharp and crystal clear with excellent light. Nice work. Thanks.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2005-07-17 9:04]

Très belle photo, les couleurs et la netteté sont excellentes. Le bg est net et fait bien ressortir l'oiseau.

Félicitations !!

Superbe.
Les ncolours sont incroyables. L'arriere plan magnifique.
Bravo
TFS

Hi Elroyie,

It is a great picture. The focus and the DOF is perfect. I was bold enough to try a workshop, please tell me what you think. TFS.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2005-07-18 17:32]

Love the subtle pastel colors on this bird and photo, Elroyie. Very beautiful. TFS. : )

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-07-19 22:37]

Hello Elroyie,
You did a very nice photo, i like the vivid colours & sharpness DOF & POV are great very well composed.

Regards,

Great capture Elroyie, Excellent details, colors, sharpness, colors and light..Well composed and a great POV, Well done!

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