Mealtime!

I was so excited to get this picture of a Lilac Breasted Roller with a grasshopper in it's beak!

[Eric di Bosco]

You have some very special captures from the Kruger, Sally, like this one! Pity the tree is so "busy" with dead branches, but the locust in it's beak more than makes up for that!

[Sam]

Stunning looking bird......what a capture you have here!

[Dione Giorgio]

Super capture. Fantastic-looking bird and you captured him in good time. FAV for sure.

[Doug]

Great capture

[Chippy Minton]

Wow, superb capture

[Jan Hall]

excellent!

[summerfield]

wow! never seen this bird at all. it's colourful alright. and you captured it so well, especially with its meal in its beak. i'd be excited, too, if it were me, only my shot would be blurry in my excitement. bravo, sally, you sure captured a ton of great photos on that trip. so far this is my top favourite. what else are you hiding? :-)

[Jan Harris]

Wow Sally, this is fabulous. Perfect capture and timing. No wonder you were excited. Fav

[DawnLouise]

Wowzers! What an awesome catch - for you and the bird!

[Jan Rose]

Beautiful capture of a beautiful bird.

[Lyn Berriman]

Wow, that's fabulous!!! I love these birds too!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Excellent shot, I've never seen one of these birds in real life but have always wanted to they are beautiful :)

[Candace]

Awesome capture....fav!

[Linda C]

Excellent. Such a beautiful bird. Nicely composed and great timing to catch him with his prey. Fav

[Judith]

Beautiful bird.

[Joan]

amazing

[Emilie Cartoun]

Wow this is the photo of a lifetime, Sally. Spectacular!

[Debi 🐩]

Beautiful bird, great timing

[Shanne]

wonderful colours and what a capture

[Debs Stott]

What a great sighting Sally - how lovely. Fabulous timing of my favourite bird! Fav

[Leon Buijs]

Beautiful bird, lovely focus and details

[Gillian]

Stunning shot, Sally! You really should send this to Getaway and other mags.

[Sharon]

Fabulous shot, gorgeous colours and detail

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Sue Wilde]

What amazing colours this fellow is. Gorgheous shot

[Taffy]

This is fantastic -- the colors of the bird are really unique and then, the grasshopper in his mouth is terrific!

[Call me Joe]

Perfect !!

[bkb in the city]

great capture

[Suse♡]

Look at that stunning coloured bird, perfect timing to capture such beauty!

[Annie D]

oh wow! fav! and wow! you are the master!

[Opal Palmer Adisa]

What lens are you shooting with. Awesome, truly

[judith deacon]

What a terrific capture, one of my favourite birds but never seen one with food in its beak - brilliant clarity!..fav

[gloria jones]

Wow...what a glorious shot of a beautiful bird.

[Tracey]

Wow perfect timing what an amazing shot fav

[Sally Ings]

@opalpalmeradi I have a Tamron 16-300mm lens.

[Robyn]

Stunning capture. Fav

[Penny Price]

Excellent capture.

[Nina Ganci]

those birds are so beautiful and only found in the Kruger. Well timed! perfect capture. fav

[kali]

wow this is a fantastic capture!!

[Joy Maguire]

Excellent

[Trish Plutz]

What a beautiful bird. I've never seen this type of bird before.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Awesome and gruesome (at least for the grasshopper!) all in the same breath!

[Chloe]

wow. this is amazing. what fabulous colours. poor grasshopper.

[Daryl O'Hare]

SPECTACULAR. I'd give so much to see this!