Rainbow Bee-eater


Posted by gregc on Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:40 am

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Juvenile Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) looks to have spotted a prey item. You can tell it is young as it has no streamers, no black on the throat, and the blues are very pale.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:59 am
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Beautiful bird and cool pose, Greg. Looks even better in the large version.
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by peter makuch on Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:01 am
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a nice tip to tip detailed capture and great eye contact as-well GREG.
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:11 am
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Great banking pose, nice matching background.
 

by david fletcher on Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:23 am
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Cracking banking pose Greg. Brilliant shot!
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:49 am
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A gorgeous capture of this beautiful little bee eater Greg!

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by Danny Young on Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:31 am
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Excellent shot with great details. Magic looking bird and the wings make a great display in this.
 

by paul fletcher on Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:35 pm
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A fine image, Greg- excellent pose captured here.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:41 am
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A fine shot-good to read about the markings describing a juvenile.
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