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Rainbow bee eater

By AG STAFF • 31 August 2016

Image credit: Heath Holden / Australian Geographic

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Rainbow bee eater (Merops ornatus) perched on a branch above the Injaidan rockhole in Iytwelepenty-Davenport Ranges National Park, Northern Territory.

Overlooking the western Victorian countryside from the top of Mt Porndon, a 278m-high volcano located 13km southeast of Camperdown. South-western Victoria is home to the third-largest volcanic plains in the world. <strong>(Related: <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2017/02/exploring-volcanic-victoria">Exploring volcanic Victoria</a>)</strong>