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Indian Roller
Locally known as 'Neelpankh' where neel=blue pankh=wings..
Thanks to the bird who let me come so close for this shot.. There are records of this species hunting & feeding on scorpions apart from regular insects which makes their diet..
They look marvelous in flight!!
There is one more species which migrates to indian sub-continent in winters from Europe and is obviously known as 'Europen Roller' ;-)
Fellow members from Africa can relate this with its African cousin 'lilac breasted roller'.
The Indian Roller, also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found mainly in the Indian Subcontinent, but also in a wider arc stretching from Iraq to Thailand and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season.
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