Julie Pallant, The colours of the Rainbow Bee-eater (Animal 2020)

Each year I am lucky enough to have a family of Rainbow Bee-eaters visit my garden soon after the babies emerge from the burrow. This year I captured them watching the sunset, learning to catch bees, and experiencing rain for the first time

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