Monday, April 14, 2014

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Awash Falls National Park, Ethiopia
23 January 2014

    Surely one of the most beautiful birds in all the world, I found Carmine Bee-eater to be one of the most memorable species I have ever seen. Gregarious and confiding, they seemed not to be at all affected by our presence and we were thrilled at the large numbers we saw. I think I would have been quite happy to have simply watched them all day!






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David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

I'm a life long birder. My interests are birds, nature, reading, books, outdoors, travel, food and wine.

13 comments:

  1. Lindsjö taxar14 April 2014 at 14:50

    Wow, Beautiful bird, great colour!
    M//

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  2. Ela14 April 2014 at 16:06

    Oh, gorgeous birds. The combination of these colors gives them a wonderful charm :)
    Greetings

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  3. Monique et Daniel14 April 2014 at 16:10

    Magnifique!
    Mais côté camouflage c'est pas top!
    les abeilles doivent le voir venir de loin?
    Très belle série, Bravo!

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  4. carol l mckenna14 April 2014 at 17:48

    Certainly is a beautiful bird and great shots ~ Happy Week to you ~ xoxo

    artmusedog and carol (A CreativeHarbor)

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  5. Phil Slade15 April 2014 at 03:07

    Here was me logging in to see pictures from Long Point and I have to study 8 Carmine Bee Eaters in a single tree. It's a hard life indeed for both of us - we have sun and no wind this morning so off to the zoo with 2 lively granddaughters. Wish me well.

    So good to hear you got to LP. Hope you said hello to Jon McCracken for me?

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  6. Joke (Joke's Camera)15 April 2014 at 03:54

    Oh, gorgeous, David. Your pictures are stunning. It's indeed an amazing bird. I can understand your delight. It's a treat to see them. Lucky you to have the opportunity to photograph a tree full. Have a nice day. Greetings, Joke

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  7. Dział Przyrody MŚO15 April 2014 at 05:00

    Oh my God! These birds are fantastic! Colors of plumage are breathtaking! Wonderful pictures!
    Well done :-)
    Greetings

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  8. Richard Pegler15 April 2014 at 06:04

    You did well to spot this highly camouflaged bird, David!! On reflection, and being serious for a minute,my brother would possibly have missed this bird because he's red-green colourblind!

    What a stunner though, and I really love the first two images - the first as being a magnificent portrait, and the second as it shows the gregarious nature of the bird in its environment. PS. - Tell Phill he can't count!

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  9. Tinie15 April 2014 at 13:45

    Amazing what a beautiful bird and not one but 10 at a time.
    Beautiful pictures this is enjoyment.

    Groetjes Tinie

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  10. karmnik5415 April 2014 at 14:46

    Zazdroszczę takich ptaków:) Pozdrawiam i zapraszam do mnie:)

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  11. Evebou7717 April 2014 at 12:33

    Quel bel oiseau ou plutôt quels beaux oiseaux ! j'admire leurs couleurs !

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  12. Helma21 April 2014 at 13:35

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful ....... what a beautiful bird and what is beautiful mapped. My compliments for this small and colorful bird friends :-)

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  13. Noushka23 April 2014 at 05:29

    Oh dear!
    My favorite bee eater!
    Great photos, such a handsome bird!

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