The Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis, (sometimes Little Green Bee-eater) is a near passerine bird (perching birds) in the bee-eater family. This is a petite little grass green colour bird no bigger than a sparrow. Its green has hints of reddish brown on the head and neck which is ornamented with a prominent black ‘necklace’. The slender bill is slightly curved and could be called long, keeping in mind the size of the bird.
Like other bee-eaters, this species is a richly coloured, slender bird.Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and ants, which
These birds are generally sitting on this high cable TV wire that stretches between two apartment buildings. I saw them sitting there from my balcony.
Here the bird on the left is feeding on a grasshopper.
The small green bee eater is often seen in pairs or parties sitting on phone wires and fence posts in open country .Before feeding, a bee-eater removes stings and breaks the exoskeleton of the prey by repeatedly hitting the insect on their perch.
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