The floof balls popped up again today. But this time super quiet, just sneaking onto the balcony and softly chirping out hello. They left just before the sun popped out.

I already had my airport bag packed with cameras right next to the arm chair, so had a few cameras to choose from this morning.

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For those who are interested, these were taken on a LUMIX S9 with the 18mm F1.8 lens. Shot at F2, and I've lifted the shadow detail from the original exposure. As is my usual style.

Just lucky with the light this morning. Just one of those moments where the magic happens and all you gotta do is hit the shutter.

Here's a photo of his girlfriend too.

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Surprise guests this morning :) Holy moly these lads are loud.

I just love their squeeky calls. The screeching is a little intense, but then they slip into quiet talk and it's very charming.

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It took a while before I saw a bee-eater living up to its name

Here's a couple of Rainbow Bee-eaters hunting from a tall branch. In one shot it appears a carpenter bee is meeting its end, but most of the prey being grabbed from the sky while we watched were dragonflies

Rainbow Dragonfly-eater is a bit clumsy to say though, I see that. Rainbow Dragonslayer perhaps?

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