Saturday, December 07, 2024

Bee Eater

Bee Eater

Bee-eater
 
A1.  12 Jun 2022
 
FE 200-600/5.6-6.3 G
GM 600/4. 10 Sept 2022
 
 
Manfrotto Series 190
Berlebach Report 8013
GHFG1.  14 Dec 2021
WH-200II. 29 Jun 2024
 

 

 

 

 

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

A greenish bee-eater with a prominent orangy-brown throat. Both sexes similar in appearance. Its black mask contrasts sharply with an orange throat. It has a yellow-brown crown, nape and back, transitioning to bluish wings and tail, and underparts that are green with a light blue vent.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A6400, Botanical Garden ECO Lake, 11 Mar 2020

f8 1/1000. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

Jurong Lake Gardens, 30 Oct 2024

f8 1/1600. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

A7R4 APS-C, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 7 Jan 2022

f8 1/2000. @600mm, ISO 4000, 190B/GHFG1

 

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 17 Dec 2020

f8 1/800. @600mm, ISO 640, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

A7R4 APS-C, Seletar Aerospace Crescent, 8 Dec 2021

f8 1/2500. @600mm, ISO 2000, MT190XPRO3/BHQ2

 

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 17 Dec 2020

f6.3 1/1250. @600mm, ISO 1600, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

A7R4, Seletar Aerospace Crescent, 23 Dec 2021

f8 1/1600. @600mm, ISO 2500, 190B/GHFG1

 

A7R4 APS-C, Seletar Aerospace Crescent, 8 Dec 2021

f8 1/2000. @600mm, ISO 1600, MT190XPRO3/BHQ2

 

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 17 Dec 2020

f6.3 1/2500. @600mm, ISO 2500, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

A6400, Hampstead Wetlands Park, 17 Dec 2020

f6.3 1/2500. @600mm, ISO 2500, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

 Jurong Lake Gardens, 30 Oct 2024

f6.3 1/4000. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

 Jurong Lake Gardens, 30 Oct 2024

f6.3 1/4000. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, 190B/WH-200II

 

A6400,  Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, 8 Feb 2020

f9 1/1250. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 800, Berlebach Report 8013/erde-3065 Ball

 

A6400, Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, 8 Feb 2020

f9 1/1250. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 800, Berlebach Report 8013/erde-3065 Ball

 

 

 

 

 

Blue-throated Bee-eater

An attractive bird with a distinctive combination of chocolate-brown crown, bright blue throat and otherwise green plumage with blue rump and tail.. Sexes are similar in appearance, while juveniles have a bluish-green head and lack the elongated tail streamers of adult.

Reference:  Birds of Singapore by Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

Woodlands Waterfront, 15 Apr 2024

f6.3 1/2500. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

 

A6400, 4 Feb 2021

f8 1/1600. @600mm, ISO 800, MT190CXPRO3/BHQ2

 

Woodlands Waterfront, 15 Jun 2024

f5.6 1/2500. ISO 1600, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

 

Sungei Ulu Pandan Faber Heights, 27 Jul 2022

f11 1/1600. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

 

Sungei Ulu Pandan Faber Heights, 27 Jul 2022

f11 1/1600. @600mm, TC 1.4x, ISO 1250, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

 

Eagle Point, Sundei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 12 Jun 2024

f8 1/4000. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFG1

 

 Eagle Point, Sundei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 12 Jun 2024

f8 1/4000. ISO 800, GM600 TC1.4x, MT190CXPRO3/GHFGG1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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