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young Arabian green bee-eater
ammadoux

young Arabian green bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)

just two hours before sunset, i found a family of 9 , they could be two families. was a bit in a hurry so hopefully i can go there again in the next days.

more information about the split of these form the Green bee-eaters here.
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/arabian-green-bee-eater-merops-cyanophrys

hope you like it. thanks.
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Location
desert patch in Nuzla dist, South Jeddah
Scientific name
Merops cyanophrys
Equipment used
Olympus OM D 1 mark III + Zuiko 100-400mm
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delia todd
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Mmmmm.... a wee beauty and a gorgeous picture too.

Splendid work Doux - many thanks for showing us this youngster.
 

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Category
Middle-East
Added by
ammadoux
Date added
View count
625
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkIII
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
385.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
1000
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
bee1.jpg
File size
6.2 MB
Date taken
Wed, 21 July 2021 6:00 PM
Dimensions
5184px x 3888px

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