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Rainbow Bee-eaters
I had been told by a local that this spot on the Murrumbidgee River was a good place for birds. Sure enough, the banks had been eroded to make perfect apartment houses for martins, bee-eaters and even house sparrows. It was springtime and this couple were more engrossed in courting each other than in keeping an eye on me, the intruder. They had been dining on bees, true to their name. But suddenly a male caught a large dragonfly and presented it to his mate. As she pulled back she seemed to be thinking, “Eek! what am I supposed to do with that?!” and then he quickly stuck it into her beak.
Because I was relying on a stalking method to approach the birds, I needed a really long lens—which I don’t have. So I did what the manufacturer, Nikon, certainly does not recommend. I stacked two teleconverters onto the back of my 300mm lens. I got some vignetting, sure, but I also got a terrific shot of wildlife in action.
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