The Blue-throated Bee-eaters were so perfectly camouflaged that I would have certainly missed them if they were not busily preening so gave their presence away.
And these birds definitely spotted me too.
CMCO Day 11
It's interesting to note too that the adult bird must have been through some tough times going by its tattered tail feathers albeit wet ones.
These trio of an adult and its two young looked like they had a successful morning sallying for insects in air as well as skimming the pond surface, and thus necessity for preening after meal. What exemplary behaviour!
I almost missed the adult when it took off had I not looked twice at the image.
And so the birds eventually took off one after another, the youngest the last to do so, and strangely not together.
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