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
Uploaded16/04/2009 - 19:42
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter SpeedN/A
Aperturef/5.6
LensN/A
ISO400
Focal Length300mm
Views/Likes73/0
Tagsbirds

aminstar
Posted 16/04/2009 - 20:36 Link
Jack
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

Amin
Cliff-P
Posted 16/04/2009 - 21:15 Link
Not a bad shot at all jack, fantastic colours and as amin points out a bird in flight is a tricky shot but you have done well here
Cliff.




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Hardgravity
Posted 16/04/2009 - 21:35 Link
I think you have a Bee Eater in flight, nice!
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Kenty
Posted 16/04/2009 - 21:51 Link
Lovely shot - I agree - just checked my bird book and it is a Bee-Eater.

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scottthehat
Posted 16/04/2009 - 22:18 Link
lovely shot jack and i to say bee-eater (European Bee-eaters) a that,
just keep snapping,

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jackitec
Posted 16/04/2009 - 22:27 Link
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.
bonnipics
Posted 17/04/2009 - 17:09 Link
Bril shot and very interesting too, it looks like the bird has a bulb on inside! regards Ron
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Edited by bonnipics: 17/04/2009 - 17:09

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