Whitefronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) perched on a thorn tree

Caption: Whitefronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) looks upwards while perched on a thorn tree branch, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mk II; Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 USM; Focal Length: 400mm; Shutter speed: 1/400; Aperture: f/5.6; ISO: 800.

See previous blog post, Little Bee-Eater Perched on Reed Stem, for more about photographing small birds from a boat on the Zambezi River.

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