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Merops ornatus

1 Rainbow Bee-eater at Tharwa, ACT

Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Mar 2015
Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Mar 2015
Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Mar 2015
Merops ornatus at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Mar 2015
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Identification history

Merops ornatus 15 Mar 2016 MichaelBedingfield
Merops ornatus 14 Mar 2016 JohnBundock

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Juvenile birds; one with an Australian Emperor Dragon Fly and the other after preening. In same tree near Gibraltar School site, Tidbinbilla NR.

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