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Chestnut-headed Bee-Eater by Glen Valentine
The vibrantly coloured Chestnut-headed Bee-eater can be found in the clearings and open spaces of forested country ranging from India, east, to Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. This bee-eater flycatches from the tops of bushes, bare branches, wires or fences hunting for its diet of honeybees, wasps, ants, termites, dragonflies, butterflies and grasshoppers, flying directly at its prey, seizing it with its bill pointing forwards. They are also known to hunt in groups, wheeling in flight, catching insect after insect without stopping to perch. This brilliantly coloured bird was photographed by Glen Valentine in Bhutan.
Chestnut-headed Bee-Eater by Glen Valentine
The vibrantly coloured Chestnut-headed Bee-eater can be found in the clearings and open spaces of forested country ranging from India, east, to Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. This bee-eater flycatches from the tops of bushes, bare branches, wires or fences hunting for its diet of honeybees, wasps, ants, termites, dragonflies, butterflies and grasshoppers, flying directly at its prey, seizing it with its bill pointing forwards. They are also known to hunt in groups, wheeling in flight, catching insect after insect without stopping to perch. This brilliantly coloured bird was photographed by Glen Valentine in Bhutan.