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Blue-tailed Bee-eater Captured in Analaitivu, Sri Lanka. (A small island filled with birds) Bee-eater,Blue-tailed Bee-eater,Geotagged,Merops philippinus,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Captured in Analaitivu, Sri Lanka. (A small island filled with birds)

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    I would have zoomed more or cropped the photo to focus on this magnificent bird. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a fantastic species introduction! Promoted, well deserved. Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Bagerathan Sivarajah's profile
    Bagerathan Sivarajah
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    Thank you. I am going to stay in that island for this weekend. Will try to catch some nice shots. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Good luck! Posted 11 years ago

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The Blue-tailed Bee-eater

The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2013. Captured Dec 30, 2013 10:23 in Kandasamy Kovil-Nachchimarkovil Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/6.5
  • 1/318s
  • ISO80
  • 215mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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