A Blue Tailed Bee Eater above a lake

            A locally migratory Bee-Eater species and one which are a tad large than many other types of Bee-Eaters. I find these quite beautiful and love to shoot them, but it was hard to find them this season due to heavy rains. These are resident birds in the country, but locally migratory with movements aligned to availability of water. They usually are seen during the end of rainy season and onset of winter in our region near and around the edges of water bodies.

When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. Additionally they have beautiful blue tail from which they get their name. I sighted this on a dry tree above a lake from where they were hunting.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback.

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Taken on: September 30, 2022

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.Bee Eater

.Passerines

Blue Tailed Bee Eater

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India

Mokila

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Telangana

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/8.0, 1/800 sec, 700mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.5 (Windows)
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