These birds nest each Summer in the soft loamy ground on a sports field at a public camping ground 100km north of Sydney. This is from 3 years ago.
20D 300 2.8 1.4x ISO400 F10 1/1000
Doesn't look like a bee, I guess the bird is not too picky. :) Sharpness and eye contact look good. I would give it a bit more room left and bottom and find the pink signature a bit distracting.
WOW, what a terrific shot of a gorgeous bird. The sharpness throughout is very nice. The comp is pleasing and I really enjoy this image. Too bad for the robber fly :)