16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
"The Courtship Display"
"Blue-tailed bee-eaters are beautiful birds with an amazing skillful flight. They chase the bee, dragon flies etc in mid air as if it is heat seeking missile and catch them mid-air. March-April is their mating season and they search a suitable place near the river beds. They mate usually on perches and then make their nest on the sandy riverbeds. Shot this one this season at Mysore, India."
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2018 |
| Date Uploaded: | 07.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Mysore, India |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
| Copyright: | © Prasanna Bhat |