The little bee eater is a very common bird throughout most of sub Sahara Africa. In fact, it is estimated that there are between 60 and 80 million of them. That said, always great to see their pleasantly bright yellow and green plumage and blue eyebrow above that red eye. Both males and females share the same appearance. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (with 1.4 teleconverter attached for 550mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
——- A burst of brilliant color
——- One of a legion
——- Of avian nuncios
——- Waits on a fragile branch
——- To escort industrious bees
——- To their final being.
Quite a pretty little bird, especially with that blue “mascara”! It looks like it can’t be much bigger than a very small sparrow. Please don’t eat the bees!
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——- A burst of brilliant color
——- One of a legion
——- Of avian nuncios
——- Waits on a fragile branch
——- To escort industrious bees
——- To their final being.
Quite a pretty little bird, especially with that blue “mascara”! It looks like it can’t be much bigger than a very small sparrow. Please don’t eat the bees!