I caught a Jumbo jet

Posted by Graeme Guy on Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:54 pm

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Blue-throated Bee-eaters when feeding chicks in dirt-based, cavity nests tend to catch bigger and bigger prey as the chicks mature. This parent must have a monster chick lurking in the nest.

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by Ron Day on Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:11 am

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The Bee-eater caught a "Jumbo Jet" indeed, Graeme! Great depth-of-field – the image is detailed and sharp throughout. Well done!

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by ADKShooter on Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:42 am

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In my view they don't make them much better than this. A great looking bird with great looking and perfectly framed prey. Really like the bird's colors and a very clean background to round it all off. Terrific image.

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by David Salem on Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:32 pm

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Wow, wow,WOW!! This is fantastic
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This is what great avian photography is all about!!
A beautiful subject with fantastic colors, nice lighting with very few shadows, an awesome interesting perch, killer smooth varied background, great details and DOF, and a huge prey item with great colors!! and it's untouched and facing the right way!!! What the #!&!!.
As good as it gets Graeme!!
That belongs on a 36"×24" acrylic face mount in a nice place in your home.

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by dianarebman on Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:44 pm

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Wonderful image! Love the colors of the bird and the dragonfly! The detail is great.

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by david fletcher on Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:42 pm