Rainbow Bee-eater ~ The Spectrum
100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia
A Rainbow Bee-eater. This photo was taken in the Keep River National Park in the north-west corner of the Northern Territory.
Canon EOS 300D, Canon100 – 400L IS lens at 400mm – 1/500@ f/9, ISO 200 hand held
Rainbow Bee-eater ~ The Spectrum belongs to the following groups:
300+ Go Long!, Art for Conservation and Birds and Creatures of Flight Available for sale asGreeting Cards


Sean Farragher
fantastic eye popping picture
crackgerbal
beautiful shot! lovely bird as well
J.K. York
superb avian photography my friend. bird on a branch is classic. great pose with perfect catch light in the eye. amazing color and detail. bravo.
Carmen Mandel-...
Sure it is, a winged rainbow exquisitely portrayed.
Oh, it reminds me of my life then, seeing these gems perched side-by-side in their magnificent plumage. Sensational, Robert.
velveteagle
I have never seen one before. This bird is so pretty. So nice of a capture also… Thank you.
Frank Legault
Beautiful capture Robert!!!
michelleduerden
Beautiful colours, fantastic crop. Love it!
Lance Leopold
It’s a ripper image Robert,love it!!!
Chris Clark
Fantastic Robert. I wish I could get the hand held bit right without shaking.
Thank you for your kind comment on my Christmas Card
SylviaHardy
Just beautiful and amazing!
DenisFox
Excellent composition.
Charles Dobbs ...
Cool looking bird, like the mask! Nice shot!
Wildpix
Wonderful Image Robert!
Robert Elliott
Thanks everyone for your comments, much appreciated!!
Lizzie Keitel
what a beautiful and interesting bird!
Mel Brackstone
Fantastic capture, Robert!
GrahamT
Top Shot!!!
fortinpaysagiste
beautiful bird and pic!
Antoine Dagobert
Perfect shot
purplephotography
Great shot
Robert Elliott
so many people, thanks for all your comments, much appreciated!
songkok
goo shot, do you want to make the photo to canvas art? if yes, we can!!
www.bornsea.cn songkok@yahoo.cn
thanks
Torfinn Johann...
A stunning shot! Well done.
Kim Roper
Brilliantly captured Robert, lovely DoF, backgraound and detail!
archenar76
Nice shot :) Love these bee-eaters!
tjmimagery
Excellent again.
Helen Green
Awesome photo Robert. The colors are great and I can imagine it must have been a difficult photo to get.
Lesley Smither...
Fantastic shot – wish I could see a bee-eater!
Deborah Parkin
beautiful!!!
byuchic
AMAZING Capture ….Beautiful shot :))
Jacky
excellent detail and the colors are so beautiful, wonderful capture !
momleeb
Beautiful! Focus and composition are spot on. Can’t imagine it being better Robert. Well done!
Ellen
Beautiful bird -photo!
Alex Wise
Beautiful work! :)
Jim Langkopf
wow – what a shot! added to my gavourites
Valli aka Fra...
Superb capture. Wonderful colours! Congrats!
Linda Tenenbaum
Just spectacular! I have always wanted to visit Australia and New Zealand, now I really must.
migueldelmonte
Simply beautiful capture.
Bonnie T. Barry
What a magnificent bird, Robert! And what a magnificent portrait! You have done a first class job showcasing this exquisite creature. Thank you for educating me about avian life in your part of the world. And I’m happy you liked my little seagull, too. Thanks!
Luci Mahon
Fantastic shot Robert! Beautiful coloured bird. : )
Lisa Roberts
This is a perfect photo Robert – the bird is beautiful and the framing and dof is spot on.
Lisa x
John Hurle
Nicely caught, Robert. Beautiful colouring
LoreLeft27
swwwwwwweeeeeeeetttttttt!!!!!!
Bonnie T. Barry
What a gorgeous bird and so beautifully photographed! Composition, colors, attention to detail, clarity of focus—it’s all there! Love this!
Bonnie T. Barry
See how MUCH I like this? I’ve commented twice (and now three times) on this picture. It keeps drawing me back!
Adela Hriscu
Pretty pretty bird, excellent details and colours!
Antanas
Great capture
kristian94
lovely, loke the colours!
DawsonImages
nice cappture
Steve Bulford
Great shot!
Anne2
Stunning capture!
jesika
How did I miss this?
A wonderful shot of a beautiful bird.
j
Scott Ruhs
Great detail and DOF
Leeo
Great comp & you’ve captured there beautiful colours perfectly!
momleeb
Stunning details. Great DOF control too. And awesome colours :)
Peace Mitchell
Great colours, a lovely shot.
cynthiab
stunning shot great dof awesome
Kathie Nichols
What a stunning capture of this little Rainbow eater, gorgeous Robert!!
dinghysailor1
super superb!!!!
Jocelyn Hyers
Amazing capture … love the detail and colours …
Steven Sandner
Fantastic shot! love the focus and vivid colors! well done!
Macky
Superb!!!
Helene Kippert
Brilliant Robert – such lovely colours!
Jan Piller
Beautiful bird – you do it justice!
Steve Sass
excellent shot, they are great subjects for photography.
jdmphotography
Awesome capture Rob ! (-:
mieclarke
What a gorgeous colours, amazing creature…great capture Robert!
AngelaFoster
great focus and beautiful colours
Lori Peters
A beautiful, little bird! Very nice!!!!!!!!!
Carmen Mandel-...
Thank you, Rob, for adding this bejewelled beauty along your generous donation pledge to Art for Conservation.
davidmilne
Superb shot Robert,super focus and DoF!!
Sheryl Kasper
Beautiful capture.
Anthony Comella
You have captured this beauty perfectly.
dinghysailor1
perfection! love the colours too!
funkyfacestudio
Wow this is beautiful Robert !
phil1950
Great shot, beautiful colours and detail, well done Robert
Antea
To leave a comment for you, Robert, one needs to scroll down, down and down for a looong while:) Bu got it! As always, excellent shot – love it!
kathy s gillen...
great shot and beautiful bird
CazzieCreations
Beautiful capture! :)
Kasey Cline
well isn’t he a pretty bird! Great color. I have never seen a bird like this before! Great shot!
David Clark
Hi Robert
- great shot of this guy -we have blue-cheeked ones migrating through right now- they are great to watch feeding and socializing -thanks much for checking out my photos—davejulie anne gr...
lovely shot there used to be alot of them around here when i was a kid but havent seen any for years
NewAgeVisionz
Beautifully capture, love the natural lighting as it really pops the details…
Alan Findlater
very nice work well done
LjMaxx
This is just beautifully taken..
melant1017
This is beautiful, love the color and clarity :)
Steve Bullock
This is superb Rob..
Margot Kiesskalt
Outstanding photo – I love these birds!
Sean Farragher
fantastic shot
Brian Carey
Cool, great shot Robert!
KarDanCreations
outstanding
Adrian Paul
Hi fellow redbubbler. We have just come across this photo of yours taken in the Northern Territory and are writing to let you know that we now have started a Northern Territory photography group.
Please feel free to visit our site at Northern Territory If you like what you see then you would be more than welcome to join and enter our first challenge!
Rosina & Adrian (co-hosts)
Ciska
What a fantastic capture, great detail and colours. I love these little birds!!! Have a merry Christmas xxx
Nature's Realm
Great shot Robert….awesome!!! – Dennis
Sandy Stewart
Lovely shot of a Rainbow Bee-eater! The soft shaded background so nicely compliments the birds beautifully shaded colors!
Robert Elliott replied
thanks Sandy and have a wonderful 2009
Trish Threlfall
simply beautiful robert
Robert Elliott replied
thanks Trish and have a wonderful 2009
Trish Threlfall
happy new year to you robert :))))
Waleska Luker
Perfectly beautiful, so exotic!
maremarie
Oh, this birds are just so beautiful ! Perfect light and composition, wonderful colours, just amazing! :-)
Meeli Sonn
Beautiful bee eater.
paolo1955
WOW … what an amazing shot.
Linda Syms
Beautiful capture
ChrisCoombes
Nice shot Robert. I know from experience that they don’t sit still for long
Renee Dawson
Absolutely stunning!
Ken McElroy
What a beauty he is. Took some patience and planning I’m betting.
Ken McElroy
Congratulations!
This image was selected appear on the first feature page for the new group;
300+ Go Long
Robert Elliott replied
thank you so much Ken