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Southern Carmine Bee-eaters

Southern Carmine Bee-eaters

Two Southern Carmine Bee-eaters squabbling over a nest hole. These birds dig nest holes in huge colonies. Incorrectly identifying their own nest could lead to...
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Two Southern Carmine Bee-eaters squabbling over a nest hole. These birds dig nest holes in huge colonies. Incorrectly identifying their own nest could lead to a big fight
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camera

Canon EOS-1D X

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settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 300/1

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upload_date

Nov, 2015

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