Rainbow Bee-eaters (moslty in flight)

Had an arvo free a few days ago and thougth id'e head out to get some Rainbow bee-eaters and any other species that got in my way. I only had 2 1/2 hrs before the sun got too low so thought id'e make the most of it. Anyway I was pretty happy with the end results as I got a fair amount of flight shots. The only thing I wish was having some extra reach to bring more details out but I can't eally fault the 40-150 pro with the TC for what it is.

Anyway here are some of the days captures of Rainbow Bee-eaters, enjoy!

male bulleting upwards in flight

male in flight

probably the closest one I got so far of this male

female

male flying low

male flying low again

female bullet

female with wings spread

female and male (L to R)

Oh you lucky bugger. Love these birds, but they are hard to find in SA.

Great shots.

Thanks Martin

I feel very lucky to see these birds. They are the only Bee-eater that's is in Australia. Most of the species are in Africa and Asia

Martin.au wrote:

Oh you lucky bugger. Love these birds, but they are hard to find in SA.

Great shots.

These are fastastic captures - well done!

Thanks Mister Roboto

Mister Roboto wrote:

These are fastastic captures - well done!

Nice shots!

That is just awesome! You are now one of the BIF masters.

Superb catches of these beautiful birds!

Very well done job of capturing the very challenging BIF images -- they are lovely birds.

I would imagine that you are already saving for the 300mm f/4.

Beautiful birds well caught Vass. The bullet images are quite unusual, looks like they should afterburners

And the female is slimmer than the male. Where have I seen that before?

Absolutely stunning birds the bee eaters. Wonderful colours and details. Excellent work Vas, nicely done and taken, great to see them in flight, but also great to see them perched to see the details we miss with flight shots. Love it !!

All the best Vas and fantastic work and shots.

Danny.

Oh yes, but will have to be a excellent lens which I'm sure it will being a pro series

daddyo wrote:

Very well done job of capturing the very challenging BIF images -- they are lovely birds.

I would imagine that you are already saving for the 300mm f/4.

Thanks Danny

nzmacro wrote:

Absolutely stunning birds the bee eaters. Wonderful colours and details. Excellent work Vas, nicely done and taken, great to see them in flight, but also great to see them perched to see the details we miss with flight shots. Love it !!

All the best Vas and fantastic work and shots.

Danny.

Truly excellent series. I struggle to get close to them around here even though they are quite plentiful. I love their flight pattern, the bullet climb transforms into a graceful gliding arc with a flash of colour. Their smooth flight belies their awesome proficiency in hunting flying insects.

Dicky.

Nice.

The last one of the pair caught my attention.
Well done.

I love the click sound you hear when they snap the insect in their beaks

DickyAus wrote:

Truly excellent series. I struggle to get close to them around here even though they are quite plentiful. I love their flight pattern, the bullet climb transforms into a graceful gliding arc with a flash of colour. Their smooth flight belies their awesome proficiency in hunting flying insects.

Dicky.

wonderful bird.  great job getting such fine BIF captures.

But tell me, how did you get that close to them?

I've tried but only managed to get images that need a fair bit of cropping.

I love the unusual shape of their wings and tails.

Well done!