For the first time since starting this blog I have missed some Fridays but hopefully this week’s exquisite bird will garner me some forgiveness. I’ve been in a remote area of South Australia with the Desert Discovery Inc biological survey team. I saw four lifers, damaged my vehicle’s door, ‘slept’ in my tent, met some wonderful people and saw some incredibly beautiful sights.
The desert sunsets were insanely beautiful. I didn’t get to see as many sunrises as I usually do because every night was worthy of a Mr Bean skit.
Canon R5, Canon RF 600 f/4 L IS USM
I was glad to be up at sunrise to photograph this Rainbow Bee-eater as he preened himself and then did this stunning wing stretch to showcase colours that I think go beautifully with the sunset photograph. Males have longer, thinner tail streamers than females while juveniles are less vibrantly coloured.
Rainbow Bee-eaters are the only member of this family found in Australia. The more I look at this exquisite bird the more colours I see.
Please comment or PM me if you’d be interested in learning more about being a citizen scientist at Desert Discovery Inc’s biennial, remote biological surveys where experts lead teams searching for plants, birds, fungi, reptiles, small mammals, and invertebrates.
I will share more about the Nilpena Ediacara Desert Discovery expedition in coming weeks – I saw so many fantastic species.
I’m super excited to say that my 2027 lirralirra Birds in Flight calendar is now available for pre-order by clicking this link: https://lirralirrashop.com/ 100% of proceeds are used to support my conservation photography.
Happy birding, Kim
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