Blue-throated Bee Eater with Lyssa Zampa Moth

Bee-eaters are definitely one of the most photogenic birds in the world (see earlier Rainbow BE post by Nevil). Singaporeans are lucky in that the Blue-throated BE migrates there from Indonesia to breed from April. When they move on in August, their place is taken by the Blue-tailed BE. Imagine that, BE's almost year round and not just one variety!

I was lucky enough in June of this year to have found this with a very good Singaporean nature photographer, PE Chng, who very kindly took me to see this bird. The Lyssa Zampa is really a nocturnal Giant Uranid Moth that is usually found in dark forests and, perhaps not so strangely, indoors. So, how and why this moth was where we were remains a mystery. Whatever the reasons, I think we probably witnessed something special and both our shutters fired away non-stop!

1D2, 500mm plus 2.0X, 1/400 @ f9, ISO320, +2/3EV, FF -2/3, Sidekick, behind car as blind, morning slightly overcast tropical skies, cropped for composition.

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