Blue tailed bee eater with catch

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/8876257756_36332874ac_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yograj/8876257756/)
Blue tailed bee-eater with prey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yograj/8876257756/) by wildlens2 (http://www.flickr.com/people/yograj/), on Flickr

It was an amazing sight watching these blue tailed bee-eaters catch insects in flight, to offer it to the females as part of their courtship.
photographing them was a challenge, climbing on the sandy hillock nearby helped to get the eye level perspective.
Canon 7D with canon 400mmf5.6L lens ISO 800 aperture priority, 1/3200 @ f7.1

[vishaljadhav]

Wow you caught this in flight
looks in good focus and the colors of the bird have come out very nicely , the catch is a big big plus, i also like the BG
Its very difficult to get these in focus and you have nailed it pretty well, love it.

[Alan Murphy]

A sweet BG to compliment the great flight shot. The fly adds a lot too.

[Don Lacy]

Really nice image the roller pops against the BG

[Jeannean Ryman]

What a wonderful shot! Beautiful bird, background, and prey in it's mouth. Very nice.

[Girish Prahalad]

excellent freeze! sharp with good details & prey as a bonus.