Many Rainbow Bee-eaters turn up on migration from the north looking rather spiffy.
But that sharpness often gives way to wear and tear - at both ends - as the sand flies from nesting tunnels.
Many birds show blunted and broken tips of bills, and tatty tail streamers.
On the other hand, imagine looking this good at one's worst!
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