Green bee-eater

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Green bee-eater on a dead tree stump. Suddenly found this and stopped the vehicle and clicked.

Canon 800mm, ISO 640, f5.6, 1/400. full frame image.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Shyamala Kumar]

Beautiful blending of colors and a very lively perky head turn . Why the center based composition,though ? . Thanks for sharing .

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The weather beaten tree trunk looked interesting. So in this composition the tree trunk is upto half of the frame height. The head is above the top rule of third line. I was not liking the other compositions so quickly decided to create a few images before the bird flew off.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Beautiful capture. I remember, it was a chance sighting to get it so close on the side of the road. The feathers ruffled by the wind has created a nice effect. Lovely colours and head turn. Thanks for sharing.