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Meves's Glossy Starling - Tuli, Bostwana

The Meves's Starling or Meves's Glossy-starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, ...
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The Meves's Starling or Meves's Glossy-starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia
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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/11.0 ISO 160 Shutter 1/160

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Feb, 2014

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Brian, this is similar to a black bird?? I've seen them so black they are blue. That's the color it reminds me of yet this is like a glossy midnite blue? beautiful ad long tail feathers.. I have to look that up what tail feathers do for birds. Thank you so much for sharing! Cheryl

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