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Rainbow Bee-eater


Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo Information
Copyright: jon cody (darwin) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 0 N: 403] (1393)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, 100-400L is
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-10 6:18
Viewed: 920
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this shot driving home from work out of my open car window,same fence as previous post of long tail finch,but different day.

THE BEE-EATERS (family Meropidae) are one of 9 or 10 families in the order Coraciiform. The -25 extant species currently recognized occur predominantly throughout the Afro-Asian tropics. There is considerable diversity in social and breeding behaviors among the Meropidae: they may be sedentary or migratory, pair-breeding or cooperative, some species nest solitarily, whereas others nest in some of the most complex social organizations recorded among birds Thus,the family presents a fertile ground for comparative studies of social organization.

Only one species, the migratory Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) occurs in Australia, nesting throughout much of the mainland and some parts of New Guinea. Some may overwinter in northern Australia, but their principal wintering grounds are in the lowlands and forest clearings of New Guinea and most islands west to Lombok and north to Sulawesi.

The Rainbow Bee-eater is an abundant, widely distributed, and popular bird in Australia; yet relatively little is known of its breeding biology, compared with that of some other beeeater species. Rainbow Bee-eaters arrive in Australia every September where they typically nest solitarily or in loose aggregations, though they can also nest in dense colonies comprising hundreds of nests. Breeding is carried out either by unassisted pairs or in cooperative groups

Bee-eaters are aerial insectivores, sallying forth from preferred vantage perches to pursue a wide variety of prey. The prey species of Rainbow Bee-eaters vary quite dramatically in local abundance in response to temperature, wind, rainfall, and flower phenology. Thus, Bee-eaters are likely to employ life-history tactics to overcome such unpredictability.
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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2008-03-10 6:21]

Hi Jon,
beautiful shot, love those horizontal line and the graduating back ground colors. Having such an lovely neutral BG sure puts all the focus on the bird, And what a looker, those colors and details you captured are wonderful.
Great job.
TFS..Sky

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2008-03-10 7:30]

Hi Jon
Nice capture.Good POV and sharp image with good details.Nice OOF BG color.I like the pose from your subject and the nice catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2008-03-10 7:34]

Hello Jon,
Superb capture of a Rainbow Bee-eater. Technically this is excellent and the pose, composition, POV and OOF natural BG very pleasing.
This is a great image and thanks for sharing it,
Best regards,
Ivan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-03-10 8:33]

Hi Jon,

You get great shots from your car window! This Bee Eater is beautiful with lovely colors and sharp details. The colors of the background blend perfectly. Nice composition on the horizontal rod.

Jane

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 717 W: 38 N: 1560] (5019)
  • [2008-03-10 15:38]

Hi Jon,
Mate what a great shot of this Rainbow Bee-eater, beautiful colours, excellent eye detail, and as SKyF mentioned that background is just perfect the way it seperates the colous on the wire line is perfect, and really focuses all the attention on the subject, Cheers Rick :)

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  • Tabib Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 5 N: 151] (720)
  • [2008-03-10 19:11]

Hello Jon,

I like the two color of the background.
Sharp and nice eye catch there.
TFS,
/Redzlan/.

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2008-03-10 21:29]

Hi Jon,
Great shot! Very nice colours and excellent detail.
Chi

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-03-11 4:27]

Hello Jon, it's so sharp and clear! Great pose and composition, locvely background and great colors, thanks!

Mario

hello Jon

superb shot of this colorful lovely bird, excellent POV and you
framed the bird very well in the image, i love the bi-color background,
excellent sharpness and details with lovely catch-light at the eye, TFS

Asbed

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2008-03-11 11:20]

Hello Jon,
Beautiful photo of this Rainbow Bee-eater. Goos sharp-deatailed focus on the head. Nice colours and OOF BG. Excellent pose and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-03-11 13:19]

Hi Jon
this is very nice a bird
lovely colors
very good sharp and detail

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-03-11 19:37]

Hi Jon,
Outstanding shot of this beautiful Rainbow bee-eater with immaculate sharpness and lovely colours on its plumage. Superb lighting and exposure and I like that elegant pose and the glint on its eye. The DOF and POV are great and the BG looks so special with two distinct layers. marvellous composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

* I browsed through your galley for the first time and I am very very impressed. You have an amazing collection of shots with each one standing out on merit. Look forward to visit it regularly now.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2008-03-11 22:07]

Hello Jon,
What a beautiful bird, so colorful! Very nice presentation
Great POV and composition.. Well Done

Everton

Hello Jon,
Having posted my umpteenth image of a Green Bee Eater yesterday, I am much pleased to see a different species of Bee Eaters from Australia.
It is a well captured image with sharp focus on the subject and delightful colours including those of the blurred BG.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

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  • sray Silver Star Critiquer [C: 22 W: 0 N: 0] (242)
  • [2008-03-12 17:27]

Hi Jon
Very nice picture and bird . It's sharp . I like the bg . Thanks for sharing
Serge

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-13 9:12]

Hello Jon

Another beauty!
The eye detail is striking,and the colours are well saturated.
Wonderful natural lighting ,the details are sharp and well focused.
TFS

Rob

Hi Jon,
I like those birds that we don't have here. They have amazing colors and your capture is a nice tribute to them. I like this colorful background that makes it stands out so nicely. Well done with interesting notes. Thanks,
Claudine

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  • farhad (28)
  • [2008-03-16 10:20]

hi jon
very beautiful back ground color.
thank you

Very good detail Jon, nice colors and exposure. A great pose/POV, and the graduated colors of the BG work well.
Howard

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 207 W: 0 N: 605] (2855)
  • [2008-03-17 14:11]

Hi Jon,

Lovely bird that you're presenting us!
Nice vivid colours with good details in the plumage.
Beautiful background also!
Well done!

Lise

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