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Fly Bee

By NickDale      
A European bee-eater perched on a dead tree stump tosses a fly up in the air. It has green and brown wings with a black, brown and yellow head. Shot with a Nikon D850 at Kicheche Bush Camp in the Masai Mara, Kenya, in January 2021.

ISO 250, 800mm, f/5.6, 1/640

Tags: Wildlife Nature Animals Travel Africa Tree Grass Bird Safari African Bush Savannah Grassland Masai mara Bee-eater Maasai mara Wildlife and nature European bee-eater Game drive Merops apiaster Kicheche Kicheche Bush Camp Eurasian bee-eater

Voters: KarenFB, chavender, viscostatic and 47 more


Uploaded:
4 Mar 2021 6:43AM
Camera:
Nikon D850
Lens:
800.0 mm f/5.6
Shutter Speed:
1/640s
Aperture:
f/5.6
ISO:
250
Focal Length:
800.0 mm
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Comments


Norfolkboy Plus
15 1 5 England
4 Mar 2021 8:27AM
An outstanding capture Nick.
Colin
NickDale 7 137 United Kingdom
4 Mar 2021 9:18AM
Thanks! I was very lucky to get this shot. I had the shutter speed set to only 1/640th of a second from a previous picture, and it was only just fast enough to freeze the action...
brian17302 Plus
9 2 13 United Kingdom
4 Mar 2021 11:34AM
Timing is everything, awesome image, Nick
Daisymaye Plus
12 23 19 Canada
4 Mar 2021 2:32PM
Excellent, the timing is perfect.
rontear Plus
18 23 9 England
4 Mar 2021 9:36PM
Superb Nick, my award. Stay safe out there.
Ron
tpfkapm Plus
10 273 United Kingdom
6 Mar 2021 10:54AM
awesome
canoncarol Plus
4 United Kingdom
8 Mar 2021 3:26PM
Perfectly timed capture.
Carol

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