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Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

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Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

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Blue-tailed bee-eater Bee-eaters Kingfishers Birds Chordate Animals
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Merops philippinus Meropidae Coraciiformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Moragahamula, Central Province, Sri Lanka

2018:11:28 10:19:59
Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 14.96 m

Kurunegala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

2018:11:17 13:45:05
Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 7.94 m

Delft Centre, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

2018:11:22 09:54:00
Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 14.96 m

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 32 pictures at 7 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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