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Rainbow Bee-eaters

3/23/2015

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On Sunday we headed out to the eco-path site to conduct water quality tests. The rain had eased off allowing us to get into the area and check out the progress of our Green Army team. On our way to the work site we noticed a small flock of birds working the air and using a dead Melaleuca as a perch area.  Although some distance away I was able to get a photograph and if you look closely you can see one of the birds with a dragonfly in its mouth.

The Rainbow Bee-eater is a stunning looking bird as you can see from the excellent photograph provided to REF by the Queensland Museum. With a scientific name of Merops ornatus they are found in Eucalypt and Melaleuca forests including the remnants of forest around Hays Inlet. The more we can do to protect and restore this habitat the better chance we all have of seeing these striking birds feeding around hays Inlet. The implementation of the Green Army project and the work of our REF volunteers have the potential to enrich all of our lives, well those who are happy to connect with our wetlands of Hays Inlet.
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