“After two days of almost non-stop rain, it was a joy to be able to go outdoor again to enjoy nature in the morning. It was more joy when I saw a pair of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters (Merops philippinus) leaving their … Continued
“Our home is situated in the flight path of bee-eaters. They often also stop by as we have many trees and bushes, some flowering, so lots of bees to eat. “Many mornings at about 7.10-7.45 am I would hear the … Continued
On 27th October 2010 Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was driving in Chemor (Perak, Malaysia) when he noticed a pair of Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus philippinus) enjoying the rain. He stopped the car and photographed the birds enjoying the rain. One … Continued
This is the time of the year when the migratory Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) arrives in Singapore. When Samson Tan was at Singapore’s Botanic Gardens on the morning of the 7th November 2010 he encountered a number of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters … Continued
On the night of 22nd October 2010, a migratory Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) ended up in a ship at anchorage near Bedok, Singapore. It found comfort in a small potted plant placed on top of a TV set (above). There … Continued
We have an earlier post on the Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) taking a sunbath. The bee-eater was lying on the ground with wings outstretched, tail feathers fanned out and bill wide open, panting. Now, Mike Tan a.k.a. woof has provided … Continued
Adrian Lim’s a.k.a wmw998 photograph of a Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni) taking a carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) shows an uncommon side of the bird – uncommon for us anyway. The name bee-eater obviously refers to its favourite food, bees. After … Continued
Lim Seik Ni and Tan Hwee Miem reported that Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) have been visiting their campus at the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, Malaysia from mid-April to end of September. They managed to locate their breeding ground … Continued
A pair of Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaulti), also known as Bay-headed was nesting in a cavity dug on a slope of a cleared ground about 30 metres from a disused mining pool. The area, near Chemor in Perak, Malaysia, … Continued
Dr. Sudhanshu Kothe of Nagpur, India documented the casting of a pellet by a Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis). He was at Jaikwadi Lake in Maharashtra on 9th January 2010 when he captured the sequential images of the casting. The bee-eater … Continued
