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Rainbow Bee-eater

Rainbow Bee-eater (Image ID 36313)
Photographed byGraham Cam on Sun 4th Nov, 2018 and uploaded on Sun 18th Aug, 2019 .
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ID36313
Comment‘Posture for Digging’: This is the second photo in a series of three depicting the posture adopted by male rainbow bee-eaters when excavating their nesting burrows. The male firmly wedges his bill into the sand and supporting its body weight on the ‘wrist’ joints, enables the feet to act as ‘ high-speed excavating tools’.
EquipmentNikon D850 + Nikkor 600 FL; tripod; transportable hide.
Image processed in Neat Image, and the latest versions of LR CC and PS CC.
LocationWilcannia, New South Wales
Keywordsmale, adult
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