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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