Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Moditha Kodikara Arachchi
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Location

Madiwela Walking Track
Maharagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Map
Map Coordinates: 6.8712655, 79.9143466
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

First for Sri Lanka. Seen yesterday and the day before by Priyanath Kothalawala. Size similar to Blue-tailed, but with more extensive blue on face and white on forehead. Less amount of orange-yellow on throat. Green upper-tail. Short call similar to Blue-tailed but softer.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO
800
Focal length
400 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/200 sec
Dimensions
1543 pixels x 1102 pixels
Original file size
1.15 MB