13 September 2010

Boehm's bee eater, Liwonde NP, Malawi


At Chinguni Hills In Liwonde National Park, Jo, Parry and I took a walk on foot with a guide early one morning. These brilliantly coloured little birds (Merops boehmi) were one of the highlights for me.


[31 May 2007, Canon 20D, 300 mm f4 L IS, ISO 200, 1/400 at f5.6]



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4 comments:

  1. Unknown13 September 2010 at 18:32

    Wow, what aa amazing photo...and what a beautiful bird! Wonderful!

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  2. Relatively Retiring13 September 2010 at 19:14

    Beautiful photograph, and my first thought was, 'What an amazingly efficient design'. He/she? looks as sleek and fit for purpose as the beautiful old supersonic Concord.
    What a contrast with your previous photo.

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  3. Zhoen14 September 2010 at 00:45

    That bird is all business.

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  4. pohanginapete15 September 2010 at 15:01

    Thanks Aputsiaq :^)

    RR, very different indeed from the tailor bird — both supremely adapted for their ways of life.

    Zhoen, I wouldn't like to be a bee near this bird.

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