Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

            This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, but  lacks the two elongated central tail feathers possessed by most of its relatives.
Bardiya NP. Nepal.
   

Taken in: Nepal / Mid Western / Bardiyā / Tikhechuli (show map)

Taken on: March 27, 2018

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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

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Camera: Olympus E-M1MarkII, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 420mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1MarkII
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	420mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Contrast:	Low
Sharpness:	Soft
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DxO OpticsPro 11.4.1
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