This is one of my lifer, got a few more, but too tired to edit.
This Bee-Eater was shot from Madi's car. Full-frame hand-held , edited for vertical format.
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
Photographed this at 1.04pm, under hot midday sun. This bird open its mouth apparently the way to cool off by panting. The same way dog panting - mouth open and protruding tongue.![BeeEater](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEhPlBkynX1UUWI5TkNBJVAIC2QWX36EePOQaKHDkYBe58XEEcWPGfumx1Rf1hwgyk8369app6NyCbxMMS0N6dz-x1Y2vkrR3fBmFaxDpyHPb1jpQHfeg1EBTDSB1iUd_SVahu4SXERE/s400-rw/BeeEater.jpg)
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