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I love these birds. Rainbow Bee-Eaters. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have several breeding pairs visit my area each year. This little boy had been h...
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I love these birds. Rainbow Bee-Eaters. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have several breeding pairs visit my area each year. This little boy had been helping in the burrow and had perched himself on my (very leggy) hibiscus before shaking the sand out of his feathers. I managed to capture this shot as the feathers settled back down. I always find it amazing that I'll go miles to get a photo, and then I get something like this while standing underway washing line. Nature is incredible.

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Aperture 90/10 ISO 250 Shutter 10/3200 Focal Length 5000/10

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Jun, 2017

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