Green Bee Eater
Feeling Green
80% of portraits are not about the subject but the background; remember this every time you press the trigger. Green Bee Eaters are not difficult subjects, especially when they are perched; this photo is made by the symmetry of the two and the background.
Canon 1D Mk 4 500 F4 IS
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Green Bee Eaters
Sometimes called Little green bee eaters, they occur widely across sub-Saharan Africa from Gambia Kenya, as well as the Middle East and right across southern Asia. They diet includes a variety of insects and they are found in grassland, thin scrub, semi desert and forest. Their plumage can vary slightly depending on which part of their range they live in.
Image copyright Paul Goldstein & Wildlife Extra
