European Bee-Eater
by jackitec
OK this photo is not that great, I just can't get close and it's cropped about 60% and tweaked a bit, it's a family that comes here every year so what is it? I think it is a Kingfisher but the wife says it's not.
Taken with the Tamron 70-300 and the Kenko 1.5 TC
Taken with the Tamron 70-300 and the Kenko 1.5 TC
Uploaded16/04/2009 - 19:42
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Posted 16/04/2009 - 21:51
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Lovely shot - I agree - just checked my bird book and it is a Bee-Eater.
John
John
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Posted 16/04/2009 - 22:18
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lovely shot jack and i to say bee-eater (European Bee-eaters) a that,
just keep snapping,
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CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
Posted 16/04/2009 - 22:27
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Well thank you very much lads, there was about 20 of them the other day sitting on my electric cable but soon as I move their off, anyway I'll try to get a good shot one day and you know the wife was right oh well!!
Jack.
Jack.
Posted 17/04/2009 - 17:09
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Bril shot and very interesting too, it looks like the bird has a bulb on inside! regards Ron
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I think this photo is still good, not bad at all, as you were lucky the sky was clear and the bird stands out. Its colourful thats another reason why it still looks pretty good :0.
Lucky on all fronts. And the last thing is its a bird in flight. And that alone makes it a pretty great capture Jack
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