Whilst having lunch today on the verandah, we noticed some birds hanging around in the next door bush. They were sitting fairly high up in a dead gum tree before swooping down and catching dragonflies (probably - as there are lots of them flying around at present) before returning to a branch to eat the catch. After having a good look with binoculars they were identified as the Rainbow Bee-eater. Anne took some pictures using the SLR camera with zoom. This one was the best :
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| Merops ornatus |
This one lacks the black crescent under the chin and the colours are not as vibrant as in the reference book we have, so maybe it is a juvenile. This is the first time we have spotted these birds, but they may have been around in other years without being noticed as they seem quite a shy bird species.
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