A Blue Tailed Bee Eater in flight over paddyfields
A large resident and colorful Bee-Eater species that are locally migratory and mostly seen in winters. They prefer the habitats around edges of lakes / ponds / waterbodies and hunt flying insects, dragonflies and bees.
When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. This season we already sighted 30-40 of them - and the numbers are very good. The weather too is pleasant and the lakes are overflowing. I sighted a couple of them hunting insects and they didn't mind our presence. The area they were hunting though had thick slushy black soil and it was quite challenging to shoot in those conditions.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
A Blue Tailed Bee Eater in flight over paddyfields
A large resident and colorful Bee-Eater species that are locally migratory and mostly seen in winters. They prefer the habitats around edges of lakes / ponds / waterbodies and hunt flying insects, dragonflies and bees.
When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. This season we already sighted 30-40 of them - and the numbers are very good. The weather too is pleasant and the lakes are overflowing. I sighted a couple of them hunting insects and they didn't mind our presence. The area they were hunting though had thick slushy black soil and it was quite challenging to shoot in those conditions.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.