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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – juveniles
2 Feb 2022

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – juveniles

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, bird, Morphology-Develop. | 0

Our home is regularly visited by Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaultia) in the mornings and evenings. They come to feed on the Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis andreniformis) nesting in our wild urban garden. The Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters are very communal and … Continued

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – prey
10 Dec 2021

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater – prey

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, birds, Feeding-invertebrates | 0

The above is a Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaultia) with a male Striped Albatross butterfly (Appias libythea). The above is another Chestnut-headed Bee-eater possibly with the Asian Honey Bee (Apis indica). Both were branch swiped before eating; butterfly eaten with … Continued

Blue-throated Bee-eaters mobbing monitor lizard
28 May 2018

Blue-throated Bee-eaters mobbing monitor lizard

by BESG | posted in: Amphibians-Reptiles, Bee-eaters, Intraspecific | 3

Recently a large Malayan Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) trespassed into an area in Punggol where a group of Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) were nesting. This triggered more than 10 bee-eaters mobbing the lizard. The attack was so fast and furious … Continued

Blue-throated Bee-eater, Malayan Monitor Lizard
Blue-tailed Bee-eater calling
1 May 2018

Blue-tailed Bee-eater calling

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Videography, Vocalisation | 0

Jeremiah Loei‘s video recorded the calls of the Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) when it was perching on a branch of a tree. The bee-eater was responding to another calling from some distance away (video below). According to Robson (2008), “Typical … Continued

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater caught a hornet
20 Feb 2018

Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater caught a hornet

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Bees and wasps, Feeding-invertebrates | 0

Bee-eaters are so-named because they specialise in catching bees. In addition to bees, they also take carpenter bees, wasps, hornets… not to mention dragonflies, cicadas, beetles, ants, crickets, termites, butterflies, etc. Of these insects, bees, wasps and hornets are the … Continued

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Blue-throated Bee-eater – adult with beak issues
9 Aug 2017

Blue-throated Bee-eater – adult with beak issues

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Morphology-Develop. | 0

“Saw a pair of adult Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis viridis) in the city, one of which had beak damage (below). “The terminal point of both mandibles is broken off, especially the lower mandible. I have seen this occasionally in bee-eaters … Continued

Blue-throated Bee-eater
Blue-throated Bee-eater flying with an egg to a potential nesting site
23 Jun 2017

Blue-throated Bee-eater flying with an egg to a potential nesting site

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Brood parasitism, Nesting | 0

Jack Lai’s images of the Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) flying with an egg between its mandibles (above) is another BICA-moment (LINK). This bee-eater flew to a grassy plot, dropped the egg and started digging its nest (below). According to Jack, … Continued

Blue-throated Bee-eater
SHOVELLING SESSION OF BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER
28 May 2017

SHOVELLING SESSION OF BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Nests, Videography | 0

“We typically watch Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) either in flight or perched upon branches, but the chance to observe one at ground level is rather rare (above). “At a secluded site in Singapore, the unusual sight of flying sand first … Continued

Blue-throated Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater on the wing
21 Nov 2016

Blue-tailed Bee-eater on the wing

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Feeding strategy | 1

KC Chan’s image of a Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) in flight was photographed at Tuas South. Note that the bill is sharp-pointed and slightly decurved. It is not made for stabbing prey but rather to function like a forceps, picking … Continued

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Tail-Wagging by Blue-tailed Bee-eater
10 Nov 2016

Tail-Wagging by Blue-tailed Bee-eater

by BESG | posted in: Bee-eaters, Morphology-Develop., Videography, Vocalisation | 0

“Bee-eaters often wag their tails and many of us would have seen this common behaviour. Hilary Fry (The Bee-eaters, 1984) says that ‘all perched Bee-eaters wag their tails back and forth (originally for balance now ritualised I suspect’. Of some … Continued

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