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Rainbow Bee eater


Rainbow Bee eater
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Copyright: jon cody (darwin) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 246 W: 0 N: 455] (1714)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, 100-400L is
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-24 21:58
Viewed: 652
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Often referred to as the ‘Rainbow Bird’, this medium size bird measures up to 27 cm including the tail. The upper part show green forehead, golden crown, green back; turquoise/blue, green and chestnut wings. With plumage that combines pastel tints with bright hues, the Rainbow Bee-eater has a relatively long, slim beak, that has a slight down curve. The tail is black, extending in a pair of long, fine tail streamers with elongated clubbed shaped end. The tail is much shorter and thicker in the female bird and absent in the immature bird.

The Rainbow Bee-eater is found in open airspace such as over woodland and open forest, semi-arid scrub, grassland, farmland. This provides the space for their aerial acrobatics in pursuit of flying insects such as bees and dragonflies. They do require sandy banks or loamy soil soft enough for excavating their nest burrows, but the soil needs to be firm enough to sustain the tunnel to the nest.

rcrick, marhowie, jaycee, Hil, magiqa, smitha, Argus, pekkavalo1, CeltickRanger, maurydv, vanderschelden, SelenE has marked this note useful
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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 627 W: 42 N: 1153] (3730)
  • [2008-05-24 23:06]

Hey Jon,

Excellent shot mate, I only ever seen one down here, the colours are just amazing, superb detail in the plumage, stand out really well against that o.o.f background, well framed, nice work,

Cheers Rick :)

Hi Jon
Lovely capture of this beautiful bird...can't wait to see one myself! I really love the beautiful warm colours on this shot. Good sharpness and I like the way the birds feathers are fluffed up a little...kinda quirky!
Cheers
Sue

Hello Jon,
Nice warm color with great DOF, details, and well composed (I might've removed that branch behind).
Good exposure, catchlight, and BG also.
Well done & TFS!
Howard

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 744 W: 11 N: 1408] (4839)
  • [2008-05-25 11:24]

Hi Jon

Fabulous shot of the coulourful Bee-eater.
Nicely composed with a great POV.
Excellent details with lovely colours and lovely light.

Hil

Such a proud and colourful little beauty! Very good photo and the colours and the soft background are great!

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-05-25 21:13]

Hello Jon

Another beauty.
The colours are very good ,the lighting is warm .
Lovely catch light in the eye.
The pov is excellent,you have managed sharp details.
Well composed in the branch.
TFS

Rob

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2008-05-26 2:10]

Hello Jon,
Another superb sharp and colourful capture of the Rainbow Bee-eater. The lighting, POV, pose and composition are superb and the gnarled branch that it is sitting on makes the image unusual and attractive.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

Hi Jon,

Excellent capture of this Rainbow Bee-eater with good pose and composition, nice blurred BG, sharp details and bright natural colours.

TFS

Pekka

hello Jon

a very beautiful image of the Rainbow Bee-eater, fine POV, DOF
and vertical framing, i love the warm luminosity of the image,
great sharpness and details and a beautiful cacth-light at the eye
that changes the aspct of the image by improving it, TFS

Asbed

  • Great 
  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-05-27 10:18]

Hi Jon,
Wonderful shot of this Rainbow Bee-eater in a fine pose. Lovely colours and sharp details on its plumage and the warm lighting gives the image perfect illumination. Looks majestic. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 284 W: 77 N: 905] (3427)
  • [2008-05-27 11:47]

Hello Jon,
No wonder it is called Rainbow Bird! Amazing colors.
Excellent pOV and ose captured. Remarkable sharpness and details in the plumage. I liked the ruffled look. Nice catch light in the eye too.
TFS & Regards,
Smitha.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 514 W: 8 N: 1099] (4072)
  • [2008-05-28 10:16]

Hello Jon,
Very nice Bee-eater he looks very a peace.
Marvelous capture, beautiful colors and superb sharpness..
Very Well done...

Everton

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2008-05-29 7:55]

Hello Jon, I love the light on this one, very sharp bird surrounded by rich tones, a verry pretty shot, well done, thanks!

Mario

Hi Jon, for me, this one ranks right up there with some of your better shots. The bird is very nicely posed on that dead branch with what looks like an excellent either early morning, or late afternoon light. It's a warm light, and shows off the colours on this one very nicely. The detail and texture seen on this bird is very good, allowing us to see very good sharp detail on each of the individual feathers. The eye, is perfect, with a great definition seen in the iris and a nice catch light in the pupil. Very nice work.

Thanks, John

Splendido ritratto, molto bella la composizione, ottima nitidezza, bellissima la luce dalle tonalità calde e il riflesso nell'occhio, bellissimi i colori e magnfico BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2008-05-31 9:33]

Hi Jon,

My original critique must be somewhere in cyberspace! I would love to a bee-eater one day. A magnificent shot with the bird posing beautifully. Colors are outstanding, details are razor sharp. I love the lightly blowing feathers. A superb composition.

Jane

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1471 W: 18 N: 2981] (10944)
  • [2008-06-06 12:36]

Hi Jon

These bee-eaters are so pretty. You have sharp details and a great composition here. He looks quite ruffled. Lovely colours and great POV

TFS

Karan

Colourful image, Jon.
Excellent POV and DOF.
TFS
Annick

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2349 W: 61 N: 3802] (12200)
  • [2008-06-19 12:12]

Hi Jon,
Colors, light, background, POV and pose you captured are very nice. TFS
All the best,
Selen

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