Identified Bird For Garden Gerty

@CarolDM (203396)

Nashville, Tennessee

December 24, 2021 3:49pm CST

Heather @GardenGerty recently posted a photo of a beautiful brown and blue bird. I had no idea what the bird was called. Never seen such a beauty before. Started researching and found it. This bird is called a racket-tailed roller. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Now we both know what this beauty is Heather. Look at that long tail. So pretty. Source: Wikipedia

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

24 Dec 21

Gorgeous bird! Merry Christmas, Carol

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I agree. Another day here but thanks.

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@LadyDuck (502190)

• Italy

25 Dec 21

Thank you, I thought it was another, but I checked the photos and you are definitely right.

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@LadyDuck (502190)

• Italy

26 Dec 21

@CarolDM I searched but I thought it was another bird, similar but not identical.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Dec 21

@LadyDuck It took me a few minutes to find it.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I enjoyed the research.

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@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

26 Dec 21

It is pretty

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Dec 21

I thought so too.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

24 Dec 21

The bird in this post is very pretty.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Dec 21

I agree and maybe one day I can see it in a zoo perhaps.

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@Deepizzaguy (122070)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

25 Dec 21

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

26 Dec 21

A very long way from home.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Dec 21

Yes he certainly is.

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

25 Dec 21

It's a beautiful bird. Glad to know about it

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

26 Dec 21

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

Thank you.

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@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

25 Dec 21

Thnak you @CarolDM for your investigation. This is why we have never seen them in our birdbaths and at our feeders. We travel the world on MyLot. Merry Christmas.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

You are welcome, I enjoyed it actually.

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

25 Dec 21

What a beauty is right

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I agree with you.

@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

25 Dec 21

Ooh, what a beautiful bird!!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I would love to see it in person.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Dec 21

I saw that pretty bird on Heather's post and wondered what it was. It is certainly a gorgeous little bird. Thanks for identifying it.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I had to know what it was called.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

25 Dec 21

What a beautiful little bird!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

And a very long tail.

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

26 Dec 21

Very pretty bird. Nice capture.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Dec 21

I agree.

@LotusEyes (2707)

• India

25 Dec 21

Wow. What a lovely bird

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

Yes it really is.

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@Caurfebri (292)

• Indonesia

25 Dec 21

Beautiful little bird.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

With a long tail.

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@kaylachan (84699)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Dec 21

It does look quite nice.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Dec 21

It is gorgeous i think.

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

25 Dec 21

It is pretty

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I agree.

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@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

25 Dec 21

It is a beautiful bird. Thanks for taking time to research it and share the information with us.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

It was fun and was surprised to see the long tail.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

25 Dec 21

I let Jay look at it last evening. It's the most beautiful bird that I've ever seen!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

25 Dec 21

I loved it too.

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