Here's a rainbow bee-eater taking a Red Arrows approach to bathing

#BirdOfTheDay 'Any Bird Having a Bath', in this case off the high board, no tuck, degree of difficulty 6.5

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"Rainbow Bee-Eater"
Ink and Watercolor

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📷 Geoffrey Hui

🌏 Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) The rainbow bee-eater is a strikingly colourful bird, predominantly green with a yellow throat, black eye-stripe, chestnut nape, and a blue rump. Adult males possess elongated central tail feathers. It's widely distributed across Australia, migrating north from southern regions during winter, and also found in eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and some Pacific islands. These highly social birds are typically seen in small flocks. They hawk insects, especially bees and wasps, on the wing from an exposed perch, and nest colonially in burrows dug into sandy banks or flat ground. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Kanenori via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-bee-dome-merops-ornatus-2224158/ MJBM

🌏 Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #RainbowBeeEater #MeropsOrnatus | #BeeEaters #BeeEaterFamily 📷: Photo by Kanenori🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

“A rainbow bee-eater eating an Easter egg at work.”

Schoolbag Doodle 91

I’m picking random combinations of suggestions from the family and making a picture of it to put on my son’s lunchbox.

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Feeling hungry? 😋 Thoughts and care for all. #rainbowbeeeater with breakfast. #birds #photography #nature #auswildlife #wildlife #colourful

A rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus, perched on a dead eucalyptus branch.

Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus.

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Multiple superimposed shots of a rainbow bee-eater taking flight from its perch on the top of a dead tree stump, with consecutive shots showing wings in various positions across the frame. The sequence is a deliberate reference to Marcel Duchamp's 'Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2'

Rainbow bee-eater descending a staircase (apologies to Duchamp)

(Merops ornatus)(Marcel Duchamp, 'Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2' 1912)

A repost, but perfect for #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKinetic #Kinetic

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Beautiful
Rainbow bee-eaters taking a break between their burrowing duties
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Rainbow bee eater on the banks of Brisbane River near Indooroopilly

Ever wondered why bee populations are declining? Surely not because of these beautifully coloured creatures. #birds #aussiebirds #photography #aussiewildlife #auswildlife #wildlife #rainbowbeeeater #colourful

Rainbow Bee-eater with the prize.
The dragonfly got a sound beating on the branch after I took this shot.
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Two rainbow bee eaters sitting on the branch of a white cedar tree. The bright green leaves of the cedar are a gentle backdrop to this colourful pair. The bee eaters are facing away from each other. Their head is orange, with their eyes masked by dark feathers, blending with their long curved beak. Under their eye mask it's a thin line of teal coloured feathers. Their chests have a dark band of feathers across the top, and their breasts are light yellow with hints of lime green. Their orange tail feathers taper down with a longer thin feather extending from the centre of their tail feathers. Their call sounds similar to a cricket, in short sharp bursts.

Love these little beauties, the native Australian Rainbow Bee Eater, so many visit us, and we can hear them chirping most days. This pic was taken in our garden of them resting on the branch of one of our many white cedar trees #rainbowbeeeater #birds

Rainbow bee-eater Rainbow bee-eaters are brilliantly coloured birds that grow to be 23–28 cm (9.1–11.0 in) in length, including the elongated tail feathers, and weighing 20–33 g (0.71–1.16 oz). The upper back and wings are green in colour, and the lower back and under-tail coverts are bright blue. The undersides of the wings and primary flight feathers are rufous to copper with green edges and tipped with black, and the tail is black to deep violet. The rainbow bee-eater's two central tail feathers are longer than the other tail feathers. In this image the Rainbow bee-eater is diving at full speed down and slightly to the left between some this branches of a tree.

Rainbow bee-eater in full dive mode!
Got taken out to shoot some birds this morning with no expectation of seeing these wonderful birds.
Had a fantastic morning, I'm shattered now though 🥴 #mecfs
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Food preparation is key!
The Rainbow bee-eaters have migrated south to breed and decimate local insect populations

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The spectacular Rainbow Bee-Eater has green, blue, chestnut and yellow plumage, a slim build, slender curved bill and distinctive streamers that extend from the end of its tail. Rainbow Bee-eaters gather in small flocks before returning to summer breeding areas. Both males and females select a suitable nesting site in a sandy bank then dig a long tunnel, leading to a nesting chamber lined with grasses. Both parents incubate the eggs and both feed the young. Their habitat is widespread in Australia, especially the south west, and in New Guinea. Image Credit: Kevin Marshall

Rainbow Bee-Eater

‘Every day, it's a-getting closer
Going faster than a rollercoaster
Love like yours will surely come my way
A-hey, a-hey-hey.’

- Buddy Holly
Everyday

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A Rainbow Bee-eater on the banks of the Murrumbidgee river, Canberra, 2020 #birds #australianbirds #rainbowbeeeater

Rainbow Bee-eaters huddled up together on a log

Imagine disliking birds while these guys are just sitting on a branch, huddled up together like this 🥹?

📸Rainbow Bee-eaters by Gary Meredith

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