In Namibia, a colony of carmine bee-eaters nests near the Zambezi River on the sandy soils.
From the Zambezi Mubala Camp lodge nearby, there is an opportunity to see and photograph these stunningly beautiful birds up close.
During the period between August and November, these birds nest on the sandy ground, where they used to nest in the steep sandy banks of the Zambezi River, but for some reason they have moved to a flat piece of land. Possibly due to too frequent collapses of the steep sand bank of river.
They dig holes in the ground with their rather long beaks in which they lay eggs and breed. These birds catch their prey while flying and when raptors threateningly search for prey, the whole colony flies up as if on command to circle around and chase away the raptor.
It is a beautiful sight and in the last light of the day towards sunset, we were able to photograph here for half an hour.
Tracking the fast-moving birds is a great challenge in this regard and I was very happy with this result.
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