How’s this for a knock-your-socks-off bird?!
I could have watched this Indian Roller hunt for hours. We stayed for six minutes. We were just starting our afternoon jeep safari and had places to go, more birds to see.
So I cherished every moment. We all did.
It flew off and came back with…
this short-horned grasshopper.
After maneuvering it around a bit,
it gulped it down.
I can’t help but imagine some human emotions and words when I gaze into the face of the grasshopper and the eyes of the roller. How about you?
Then it was off to hunt again.
Oh, those wings.
Those wings.
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Short-horned grasshopper species Acrididae family
Chitwan National Park, Chitwan, Nepal
March 15, 2025
Now those are some nice flight photos!
I can’t help but wonder what the grasshopper was feeling at that moment. Then again, do grasshoppers have feelings??