A Greater Blue-eared Starling drinks from a camp bird bath. The spectacular display of iridescent plumage shines when the angle of light strikes


A Greater Blue-eared Starling drinks from a camp bird bath. The spectacular display of iridescent plumage shines when the angle of light strikes the gyroid cells of the plumage


Size: 5500px × 3965px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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