Blue-tailed Bee-eater

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Whenever i sleep late night and plan next day for birding,mostly wake-up before time.i had reached Bilimora around at 11.30pm and sleep around at 1am after set alarm of 7.30am but wake-up at 6.45am.<br /> around 7.15am went for birding in my cheetah,the little rain showering was on still i went and hope to stop rain.luckily it stops around at 9am,till i was driving to search birds.sighted many winter birds like Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit,Blue-tailed Bee-eater,etc .<br /> i was looking for good shot with good sunlight but clouds didn't clear.i had entered one road,it was very small road mean if another car or other four-wheel vehicle came the problem occur to cross each other.but didn't find new and thought to return.it was speed of 40-50km/h and sudden i saw a Blue-tailed Bee-eater was preening with spreading wings and break the cheetah.carefully reverse and went right side of road where it was sitting on a electric wire.took shots from driver seat but it was busy in its work so stopped the engine and opened the door.stand on foot rest and took some awesome photos with standing.sudden one racer came with loud horn and this beauty fly away.just missed to shoot video but happy to frame it against cloudy light.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl_7NLTQyYkT9jlFJ2YKA6jw8NJ1LxrY-uL4XoS3tT-oeEAm5h39mpfsgyZd1VaTWzJtNkT855FgBJzGBbxGgRxpDFdKK4HhKmTTtXYgJhCHuhsN0SiwU3aP9y_EBhPY4kE-AIx1w97ja/s1600/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl_7NLTQyYkT9jlFJ2YKA6jw8NJ1LxrY-uL4XoS3tT-oeEAm5h39mpfsgyZd1VaTWzJtNkT855FgBJzGBbxGgRxpDFdKK4HhKmTTtXYgJhCHuhsN0SiwU3aP9y_EBhPY4kE-AIx1w97ja/s640/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 7D Mark2<br /> Aperture-priority AE Mode<br /> f /8 || Shutter speed 1/250 || ISO 400 || 428mm ||  Exposure Compensation 2+ ||White Balance : Daylight <br /> Bilimora outskirt,Navsari,Gujarat<br /> <br /> <span style="color: red;"><b>Request :-</b></span><br /> Please, please do not litter at any hill station or any other tourist place. Carry an extra bag and keep empty wrappers of food articles and other garbage in it. Empty it in garbage bins available en-route.  </div>

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Whenever i sleep late night and plan next day for birding,mostly wake-up before time.i had reached Bilimora around at 11.30pm and sleep aro...

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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Due to Social reason on 18/08/15 i was at Damaniya hospital, Gandevi around at 8pm. i called my friend, Dr.Dharmeshbhai who is a pediatrician.luckily he was there n we had talked on camera body n monsoon bird near by Bilimora. so decided to went coastal highway of Bilimora to Valsad around at 6.30am.<br /> As usual i wake up late n msg Dr.Dharmeshbhai around at 6.45 but he didn't read(as he replied around 9am that he didn't wake up early due to night call from hospial).so i went alone.<br /> i just entered in dandi n seen two Blue-tailed bee-eaters as Dr.Dharmeshbhai told me. Blue-tailed Bee-eater were found in winter in this coastal highway side area. sudden so stopped my car n focused on it.i was so excited when i clicked both Blue-tailed Bee-eater in single frame.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_kONGDc_pdR2ahk48vITehwCfnZa6fUGIA12h35gM2KlS9M6C6bd0FSkzD6ygK5xSRqWqD4r5ag8XUbl2pmU4Knymu8r83cyfmAC51AlkZJVCKaLlgFsFCDbadQ6tv7M9aR8BH_RFFlg/s1600/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_kONGDc_pdR2ahk48vITehwCfnZa6fUGIA12h35gM2KlS9M6C6bd0FSkzD6ygK5xSRqWqD4r5ag8XUbl2pmU4Knymu8r83cyfmAC51AlkZJVCKaLlgFsFCDbadQ6tv7M9aR8BH_RFFlg/s640/Blue-tailed+Bee-eater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Exifs :<br /> Canon 600D<br /> Aperture-Priority AE Mode<br /> f /6.3 || Shutter speed 1/800 || ISO 200<br /> Tamron 150-600mm<br /> Bilimora outskirt, Gujarat</div>

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Due to Social reason on 18/08/15 i was at Damaniya hospital, Gandevi around at 8pm. i called my friend, Dr.Dharmeshbhai who is a pediatrici...

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