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Waiting for some prey Sitting on a floating branch, there are lots of these guys taking breaks between hunting missions... :) 2014,Blue-tailed Bee-eater,Cochin,Geotagged,India,Kerala,Kochi,Merops philippinus,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Waiting for some prey

Sitting on a floating branch, there are lots of these guys taking breaks between hunting missions... :)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice shot. The bird is looking a bit roughed up though, wounded? Posted 8 years ago
    1. View JohnR's profile
      JohnR
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      Nah, i think it is just the morning damp... Posted 8 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 JohnR
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By JohnR

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Uploaded Feb 3, 2015. Captured Dec 31, 2014 07:31 in Kavanattinkara Saktheeswaram Temple Road, Kavanattinkara, Kumarakom, Kerala 686563, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO800
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.