The Greater Blue-eared Starling is the more widespread of the Glossy Starling family in East Africa. The outer gyroid cells of the feathers refract

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The Greater Blue-eared Starling is the more widespread of the Glossy Starling family in East Africa. The outer gyroid cells of the feathers refract sunlight to produce this spectacular iridescence

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Size: 5500px × 3875px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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