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Bee Eater I approached this bee eater with caution, as I took several shots. Each a little bit closer, until I got it nicely into this frame. I didn't have my telezoom lens mounted, so I had to get pretty close, but I'm quite satisfied with the shot. I especially like the vivid colors on the feathers. Taken at Yala National Park Asia,Green Bee-eater,Green bee-eater,Merops orientalis,Sri Lanka,Yala National Park Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bee Eater

I approached this bee eater with caution, as I took several shots. Each a little bit closer, until I got it nicely into this frame. I didn't have my telezoom lens mounted, so I had to get pretty close, but I'm quite satisfied with the shot. I especially like the vivid colors on the feathers. Taken at Yala National Park

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    JohnR
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    I still need to go to Yala... It is on my list before i leave India... it's only a 90 min flight away! Great shot! Posted 10 years ago
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      Barry
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      I hope that you got to Yala - I was there last year and it was fantastic. We had a close encounter with a leopard and our jeep was threatened by an elephant herd while the children crossed the road. I would rate it as one of the best places to experience wildlife I have visited. Posted 8 years ago

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The Green Bee-Eater

The Asian green bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across Asia from coastal southern Iran east through the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam. Populations in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that were formerly assigned to this species are now considered distinct species.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Feb 1, 2015. Captured Jul 17, 2013 13:08 in Yala National Park, Kirinda-Palatupana-Yala Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 135mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.