Victor Soares
12-27-2008, 04:07 AM
This photo was taken last week at the Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The little bee-eater is one of the smallest bee-eater in the world (at just 18cm) and hunts in pairs or small groups. We witnessed a small group of 3 birds hunting little flying insects.
Pictured here is the bird disposing of its pellet of small bones and other material that the bird cannot digest. It is interesting to note that it is not only birds of prey that produce pellets, but also amongst others are: herons, gulls, crows, waders, shrikes, storks, skuas, kingfishers and bee-eaters (source: BIRDS the inside story)
EXIF:
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon 400L USM f5.6
ISO: 320
Shooting mode: Av
Exposure: 1/2500
Aperture: 5.6
Metering: Spot
The little bee-eater is one of the smallest bee-eater in the world (at just 18cm) and hunts in pairs or small groups. We witnessed a small group of 3 birds hunting little flying insects.
Pictured here is the bird disposing of its pellet of small bones and other material that the bird cannot digest. It is interesting to note that it is not only birds of prey that produce pellets, but also amongst others are: herons, gulls, crows, waders, shrikes, storks, skuas, kingfishers and bee-eaters (source: BIRDS the inside story)
EXIF:
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon 400L USM f5.6
ISO: 320
Shooting mode: Av
Exposure: 1/2500
Aperture: 5.6
Metering: Spot