Merops ornatus

Rainbow Bee-eater at Wodonga, VIC

Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 11 Jan 2025 06:49 AM
Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 11 Jan 2025 06:49 AM
Merops ornatus at Wodonga, VIC - 11 Jan 2025 06:49 AM
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Merops ornatus 11 Jan 2025 Liam.m
Merops ornatus 11 Jan 2025 CarbonAI
Merops ornatus 11 Jan 2025 KylieWaldon

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Normally I only get them across the road from this site and way off. But this lone and very quiet bird was in the reserve. At first on the top of a wattle, and then moved to this she oak. Best pics I've taken of this species for years. yay.

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  • Merops ornatus Scientific name
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
  • 257 images trained Machine learning

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