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drjpmenon

Fly-eater (Merops orientalis)

Green Bee-eater.
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
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Location
Tamilnadu, India
Date taken
April 2021
Scientific name
Merops orientalis
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4 @ 1/2000, ISO 160
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KC Foggin
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A great capture for both of you JP! Beautifully captured guy!
 
delia todd
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Has he got some bairns do you think Jp.... that's a decent meal for one of them, isn't it.

A fabulous picture you've taken of this bee-eater my friend. Many thanks lad.
 
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or Dragon-eater ;) Beautiful bird and shot!

Been seeing the terrible news from India. I hope you're ok!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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drjpmenon
Date added
View count
216
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_APR2509.JPG
File size
354.8 KB
Date taken
Mon, 26 April 2021 9:32 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 694px

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