A single bright green Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus, on the bare branches of a dead tree in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa

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A single bright green Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus, on the bare branches of a dead tree in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is a vibrant colored insectivore bird which are found in the semi-arid savannas

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Size: 3354px × 2236px
Location: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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