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When: May 26, 2019
Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands
He looks beautiful - and he is - but he's a naughty little dude! He acts all innocent and then *wham* he flies straight at you! He veers of, he has to because he's in an aviary, but he got his moment of shocking someone all the same.
Species: Lilac-Breasted Roller (Vorkstaartscharrelaar)
Latin name: Coracias Caudatus
Originates from sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.
Current status: Least Concern
Did you know:
…Both sexes of the Lilac-Breasted Roller are similar; young birds don’t have the long tail feathers the mature ones have.
…The species is the national bird of both Botswana and Kenya.
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Thanks 
I wondered where you are, figured life kept you busy but glad you're back
Albuquerque always sounds so exotic to my mind (though seriously, I would not want to be a kid having to write down the city where I live 
Hope to bring you lots of cuteness and pretty animals
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He's saying, "Look at me, I used to be white til I accidentally flew through a rainbow!"
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Haha, wouldn't that be something?
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Thanks 
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He is awesome, despite (because of?) his crazy behavior
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Well, every Rose has a thorn. This bird is the perfect example, per your description.
You did great capturing the little devil.
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Hehe, thanks 
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Those colours are unreal! He got that "don't mess with my territory" look that's priceless
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I love those colors
I've thought about bringing a picture of one to my haidresser and telling them that's the hair color combo I want 
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If you do, please post a photo, I want to see it!
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Hihi, when I have settled on a combination of colors, I'll share a photo
I am currently thinking of a rose color, with a hidden rainbow or just taking a photo of a Roller or Bee-Eater. Which one it will be, I'm not yet sure
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Aww they're both beautiful combinations somehow, I see more the Bee-eater on a person's hair, but much depends on complexion and individual features.
My twin sister loves to play with her hair colour, mainly in shades of red. I'm so jealous of her good genes, because my hair is most unforgiving and thin XD Just know I'm hunting the Internet for ways of lighten up your hair colour, for a cosplay I want to bring in the Fall, and I wouldn't want to use a wig. Can't do de-coloration and dye, though, so, I think I'll start to experiment with lemon and chamomile and see how it goes XD
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I thought so too!
I have been researching the different kind of Bee-Eater, and am thinking something along the lines of a European Bee-Eater would be o-so-pretty
I have been playing with my hair since I was 12 or so - mostly just sort of the "underlights" in red, and one completely failed attempt at a full head of red hair
For the past 5 years or so, I have been playing with multiple, and more exuberant colors. At one point, my hair had 12 different colors 
You can have any type of hair really 
Lightening your hair is real tricky - I had to do it (and remove the blue-green tinge from a bad coloring) before, and it took quite a bit of time. Good thing you still have some time, depending on how dark your hair is.
I've heard about using honey to lighten your hair as well. You need to use pure honey, and really let it soak your hair. Do this before bed - put on a shower cap, and go to sleep. Keeping it in real long will definitely help
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I read about that method! I definetely want to try it, but it needs to be raw honey and it's not easy to find during quarantine XD so I need to wait.
My natural colour is light brown, with reddish undertones (there is a photo of me in my gallery. Hair looks a little darker because wet to withstand the hot sun XD) . I just need it a couple tones lighter for this character (Petra from Attack on Titan). So I thought, maybe natural methods work for something like that.
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Definitely use natural methods - they can still damage your hair but it will be less invasive
I have also heard that you balance out colors by using the color on the opposite side of the color wheel. But then, I wpuldn't dare using green to get rid of red
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Yeah, nobody will see me if I make a disaster
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Oh hes a beauty, such pretty colors
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He is a handsome dude
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Haha, they are rather cool aren't they
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That's a cute bird. If you love squirrel monkeys, you can check my gallery. I created a character who's one himself.
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that incredulous old man look "Mreahh wud you do this time sonnie?
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Haha, he does look a bit like a crotchety old dude
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