Blue Tailed Bee Eater Closeup

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

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Had a great time photographing these blue tailed bee eaters,
catching prey and offering it to the females as part of their courtship ritual.
Canon 7D with 400mm f5.6, 1/640 of a sec at f8, ISO 800, EV+0.7.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details, a great shot.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice portrait of this guy! Colors and detail are great. The bee makes this shot!

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Superb close up shot. The detail is just amazing, love the background, and great timing catching it with the bee in it's beak.
Very well done.

[Sanjeevprakash]

Beautigul Portrait of the Bee-eater,Manjit & Yograj. Impeccable details visible.Love the BG and the Bird is Sharp to the max.On top of it the bee in the beak is added bonus.TFS and hope to see more from you.Cheers