AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER
After each hunting sally, bee-eaters usually return to the same perch. I made this image in Sri Lanka's Wilpattu National Park, using a jeep as my hide. Having pre-set focus and exposure, I trained my telephoto lens on the branch and my driver told me when the bird was approaching, enabling a rapid burst of shots to capture the moment of landing.
F/6.3, 1/1000th second, ISO 400
Accepted: Wrekin 2011, Swansea 2011, Northern Counties 2011, Olympic (Greece) 2014 - Apollo
