Joy wrote...
Beautiful just Beautiful, the color are stunning. Nice capture!

Thushan Sanjeewa wrote...
faved immediately. -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

Roberto wrote...
probably the same?

HotFlashFusion wrote...
You captured the beauty of this little guy Sandra... great shot!

Michael Harves wrote...
Great shot! How did you get him to fluff out his feathers? That really adds to the shot, plus the lighting is great.

Renee Wirick wrote...
Awww, he's lovely, well done!! Gorgeous!! -- Seen on your photo stream. (?) "This photograph is a WINNER!" the BEST of Flickr!!! Invited with SIC

Neil Phillips wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The David Attenborough group, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Steve Hamilton wrote...
What a beauty. Great color and lighting on this guy. Well done. Steve Seen in The David Attenborough Group

Furqan Niaz wrote...
so attractive and beautiful creature of the god..... soooooooooo sweet... i am in love withis bird... thanx for sharing this one...

Susanne wrote...
Truly a paradise bird. Great capture!

Sentosa Girl wrote...
So rainbow. Pretty.

teunissen wrote...
It's by the way a lilac breasted Roller Coracias caudata. Could you perhaps tag these names also to the picture?

Sandra Miller wrote...
Thank you so much everyone!!! I couldn't believe the color on this beauty and he just sat there and posed for me. I had to use the 400mm lens but was able to fill the frame nicely . Thank you for reminding me to post the name and tag it teunissen. I was in a hurry when I loaded it and zoned it out

Kathleen Derge wrote...
Positively fabulous photo.

Shu...... wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr "BEST" Pics, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. This is the cutest bird, and a "Great Picture"! Star of Excellence

Sandra Miller wrote...
Thank you so very much for the invites my friend!!!!

Lanie M. wrote...
Unbelievable colours! Fabulous!

Nancy wrote...
Marvelous looking bird and neat colors on him! Congratulations your photo was WOWed and seen in the WowieKazowie Group! Please tag your photo with "WowieKazowie"

Alexandra McCormick wrote...
Wonderful colours, such a beautiful bird. -- Seen in *Animal Photography* (?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I really like your animal photo! You are invited to post this photo to Spectacular Animals, invite only http://www.flickr.com/groups/spectacular_animals/ Please add the tag SpecAnimal to your photo Please include a link to the photo when applying for group membership. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [?]

Jutta MaueKay wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called BORN TO BE WILD, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Always a treat to see

randa* wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called National Geographic - by Italian people, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Please, BEFORE POSTING, vote your preference for the "Best picture of the month" at this link Please add the tag at your photo: "NGI - National Geographic - by Italian People" Thank you! :))

Sandra Miller wrote...
Thank you so much for the invite randa* I am honored to post this shot in the company of your fine membership.

glacial_goddess wrote...
such a colorful bird... i'm a big fan of birds... see my photos! =)

Jumbo22 wrote...
I saw this magnificent wildlife image in Born Free, Living Free , a group dedicated to the photography of wildlife in their natural habitat. Your photo is one of the most outstanding images in the Born Free, Living Free pool. Congratulations, you are hereby invited to post this photo to Born Free, Living Free: Greatest Hits. Please add a link to this photo when applying for membership

Stephen B Whatley wrote...
Such a beautiful picture!

David wrote...
Nice. I am pretty sure that it is Botswana's national bird.

G.M. Photography (Away) wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Birds Photos, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Laura Dawson wrote...
Simply amazing!

S. R. Rahul wrote...
awesome

anomis wrote...
As Seen In The Group:

Dawn on vacation wrote...
What a colorful bird! great shot! www.flickr.com/groups/bestofthebirds

Eduardo Z. wrote...
Wonderfull bird. I saw this great image in: Awesome Nature

Nathan wrote...
wow this is the most colorful bird I have seen!

Sandra Miller wrote...
Isnt' he something else San Diego Shooter. This is exactly how he looked too!! Only a crop on this baby!! Now that I have the 40D I want to go back to Botswana soooooooooo bad!!!! Thanks for leaving so many comments on my photostream..

Andrew Molinaro wrote...
Congratulations! You've got the Eye! You are invited to add your stunning picture to our Group called Safari Guide's Eye. Please, read the rules before joining us and add the tag "SafariGuide'sEye" Thank you!

mandarina pisada :D wrote...
=D colorido COLORIDO! muy bello!

christian sulse wrote...
Wow, I've never seen such a beautiful animal. Tho the extremely bright colours made me feel a little nauseous.

Sandra Miller wrote...
You should have seen him in the neutral colored Savannah....he is truly this brillliant. My house would probably make you pass out with the orange ceiling and purple walls...lol!