The Butterfly Hunter! - a photo on Flickriver

            The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a near passerine bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. They are residents in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. 
These are abundant and tame birds, familiar throughout their range. There have been estimated to be between 60-80 million little bee-eaters. They breed in open country with bushes, preferably near water. Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, who are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. This species often hunts from low perches, maybe only a metre or less high. Before eating their meal, a bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface.

Photographed on a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara Game reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Keekorok (show map)

Taken on: July 27, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, f/4.0, 1/1000 sec, 600mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Macintosh)
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