Disarming the bee


Posted by Graeme Guy on Mon Sep 28, 2020 8:51 pm

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A Blue-throated bee-eater doing what they do best.....capturing bees and disarming their stings.
This is a migrant species in Malaysia but coming from West to East.

Canon EOS1DX Mak 1, 500mm Canon lens plus 1.4x, f8, 1/3200, ISO 2000, beanbag.

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by himadri roy on Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:19 am
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Awesome photograph.
 

by Jakejacoby on Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:28 am
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himadri roy wrote:Awesome photograph.
Wow - awesome is right.  Wonderful capture and photograph.
 

by Debapratim Saha on Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:47 am
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Beautiful shot,nice action,the bee is icing the cake.
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by rafixx66 on Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:31 am
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Wonderful capture and photograph.
 

by david fletcher on Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:11 am
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by ADKShooter on Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:30 pm
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Wonderful details. Terrific in all respects.
 

by Ron Day on Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:52 pm
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A real beauty, Graeme! Exceptional, in fact. I like everything about it. Congratulations!
 

by David J. Bogener on Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:32 pm
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Excellent pose and timing. The bee-eater pops nicely off that dark green background. Well done.
 

by Doug Brown on Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:41 pm
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Super frame Graeme!
 

by Carol Clarke on Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:41 pm
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Right up there with your very best, Graeme! Superb.

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by Glenn Bartley on Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:58 am
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What a beauty!
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by Alan Bryant on Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:28 am
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Cracking image, well done and congrats on the EP
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