The Hunter in Action! - a photo on Flickriver

            The Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is the smallest bee-eater species in Africa with a length of 15-17 cm (5.9-6.7 in). It is a colorful little bird with a green backside. It has a thick black eye line that stretches through a deep red eye. There is a small blue brow on top of the eye line. It has a yellow throat and an orange belly, which is separated by a black collar. Underwing feathers are orange with a black line along the edge and are seen when in flight.
Little bee-eaters are often found in open habitats with adequate bushes and small trees, preferably close to a water source. They are either solitary or in small groups as they hunt prey perched on low and often bare branches. Main diet is bees, wasps, hornets and other small insects. They will often spot a prey from their perched position, fly and capture the prey, before returning to the same position. They will kill their prey by knocking it on the branch, or another hard surface, before eating it. This technique also removes the stinger if present on the insect.

This beautiful Little Bee-eater was photographed in hunting action during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.  
   

Taken in: Kenya / Nairobi / Mbagathi (show map)

Taken on: June 6, 2020

Tags:

The Hunter in Action

Little Bee eater

Bee-eater

Bird

Birds of East Africa

Bird Watcher

Beautiful Bird

Bird Perfect

Colourful Bird

Avian

Plumage

Feathers

Ornithology

Animal

Wildlife

African Wildlife

Wild Africa

Wild Animal

Wild Bird

Wildlife Photography

Outdoors

Out of Africa

Nature

Nature Photography

Safari

Game Drive

Savannah Plains

Sunrise

Golden Light

Golden Hour

NNP

Nairobi National Park

Kenya

MAC's Wild Pixels

Wild Pixel Safaris

Munib A. Chaudry

Nature Through The Lens

ALittleBeauty

COTH

coth5

NGC

100+ comment group

NPC « less

Sets appears in: • Birds of East Africa • Nairobi National Park more » • Wildlife Set « less

Groups appears in: • Excellence In Avian Photography (EIAP) -- INVITED IMAGES ONLY !! • Wings Of The World more » • SJohnson's Fauna PLEASE READ: surgery complete doing well • Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!!! (Invite Only) Post 1-Award2 . • Nature Through The Lens / Invited Photos Only. • World Nature and Wildlife HALL OF FAME P1/C4 • A Little Beauty - with invitation Only (post 1 comment 2) • 100+ COMMENT GROUP **(P1/A2) • Wild Life Shots https (Check out the new discussion) • **HARMONY**(Post 1-Award 3) • National Geographic | World Wide • #4 PLATINUM WILDLIFE/ Post 1 - Award 1 (P2-A2) with CODE • Colors Of The Heart! *Invited Images Only*! • Best Of DAMN! I Wish I'd Taken That • Nature's Garden (P1 / A3) • NATURE'S PRIME (P1/A4) • Wildlife Award - Post 1, Award 2 • Nature's Carousel - Closed! • Nature's Golden Carousel ~ Closed! • *Specialist Nature & Wildlife Photographers* (P1 - A2) • Nature's Gallery (Post 1 / Award 3) • #3 PALLADIUM WILDLIFE/ Post 1 - Award 5 (P2-A10) with CODE • *Feathers & Beaks* P1 - A3 • World Nature and Wildlife Group P1/C3 No Zoo/captive/flowers • Nature's Platinum Carousel - Closed! • Best of Nature's Gallery (Invite Only) Award 2 • AMAZING IMPRESSIONS OF NATURE Post 1 / Award 4 • NATURE'S SPIRIT (by invitation) (post 1/award 1) • BAT'S LAIR ( P 1 X A 3 ) SWEEPER IN OPERATION • COLL. par Impatience_1 * La FAUNE * Adm.Inv. • NATURE'S KALEIDOSCOPE P1 X A1 • **L1**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • **L3**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • **L2**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • Specialists' Choice Nature & Wildlife (P1 - A2) • Exquisite Collection- Thank you all • PASSION FOR BIRDS CLOSED for Ever!! « less

Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, 560mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Macintosh)
Show full info

Stats: 4,641 views / 340 comments