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Published: 2008-02-19 18:05:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 2265; Favourites: 78; Downloads: 74
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Description A Blue-tailed bee eater (Merops philippinus), displays its beautiful plumage as it basks on a mud bank in the early morning sunlight.

Shot in the paddy fields of southern Peninsular Malaysia.

Full view for better details. (p.s. experimenting with 800 pixel width now as a standard for web size, lemme know what you think!)
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Comments: 29

Vanzkie [2015-05-16 10:27:07 +0000 UTC]

I've seen two of these in front of my house on my way home XD. Nice

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HeavyArtilleryBot [2014-04-08 16:08:56 +0000 UTC]

my favorite c:

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MonsterBrand [2009-02-10 04:04:08 +0000 UTC]

I've featured this in my journal

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garion In reply to MonsterBrand [2009-02-16 17:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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MonsterBrand In reply to garion [2009-02-16 22:01:27 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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songgryphon [2008-04-08 20:40:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow! What a photograph! A beautiful composition!

Would you mind if I used this as reference for an ACEO drawing of my current Fairy Warrior series?

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Helens-Serendipity [2008-03-04 19:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful colours & nice shot

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garion In reply to Helens-Serendipity [2008-03-05 17:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

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WinDrift [2008-02-26 06:00:46 +0000 UTC]

A lovely shot!

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garion In reply to WinDrift [2008-02-26 18:01:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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WinDrift In reply to garion [2008-02-26 18:27:14 +0000 UTC]

most welcome!

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meihua [2008-02-24 07:07:10 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! 800 wide is a good size

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garion In reply to meihua [2008-02-26 18:00:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comments!

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Demarah [2008-02-23 22:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous photo! I've never seen a bird like that before... it's lovely.

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garion In reply to Demarah [2008-02-26 17:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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grugster [2008-02-23 19:37:18 +0000 UTC]

I feature this wonderful work in my journal. [link]
Hope that is okay with you. If you don't want it there please inform me and I will remove it immediately. Bye Sunny

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garion In reply to grugster [2008-02-26 17:59:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the feature Sandra! I'm not worthy, really!

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Cillana [2008-02-21 01:43:35 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

Size is good.

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garion In reply to Cillana [2008-02-26 17:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And thanks for the comment on the size! Its really helpful.

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gumbyvancity [2008-02-20 05:43:51 +0000 UTC]

great shot...

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garion In reply to gumbyvancity [2008-02-26 17:55:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kayaksailor [2008-02-19 22:36:10 +0000 UTC]

wow, such an exotic looking bird (to me in southern California) to be out in the wild! Great capture

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garion In reply to kayaksailor [2008-02-26 17:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! I think these birds can't be found in America, different species of bee eaters can be found in Europe, Africa and Asia though.

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kayaksailor In reply to garion [2008-02-26 19:20:40 +0000 UTC]

The variety of plumage in birds is facinating! My landscape is basically brown grasses and oak trees so the animals tend to match that for chamoflage...to see this brilliant blue and green out in a field or in the forest must be amazing!

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garion In reply to kayaksailor [2008-03-02 19:12:01 +0000 UTC]

Yes it is an amazing colored bird....they tend to perch pretty high though...so I was surprised to see one on the ground!

The variety of plumage and patterns is what makes birds so fascinating to observe and photograph.

Thanks for the comments!

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kayaksailor In reply to garion [2008-03-03 03:02:02 +0000 UTC]

I had to go and see where you are again, after seeing your spidercatcher...you are very lucky to have so many wonderful creatures!

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garion In reply to kayaksailor [2008-03-05 17:59:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind remarks. The spiderhunter was actually shot in neighboring Malaysia, which has a great variety of bird species. I am staying in Singapore btw.

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Ornigazmicus [2008-02-19 20:16:35 +0000 UTC]

Looks great! The smaller size doesn't detract form the clarity at all. Bee-eaters are awesome... Mmmm... the colors are so nice. :giggles:

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garion In reply to Ornigazmicus [2008-02-26 17:53:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah I really love the colors...they are such gorgeous looking birds. And the way they catch insects in mid-air is marvellous!

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