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Blue-throated Bee-eater

Courtship feeding prior to copulation
9 Jun 2018

Courtship feeding prior to copulation

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Courtship-Mating | 0

It is common to witness courtship feeding prior to copulation in birds LINK. Humans may construe this as sexual bribery LINK, but is this so? It has been suggested that “courtship feeding behaviour is important in the establishment of pair … Continued

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

Blue-throated Bee-eaters mobbing monitor lizard

by Wee- YC- | 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

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

Blue-throated Bee-eater – adult with beak issues

by Wee- YC- | 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

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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 Wee- YC- | 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

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SHOVELLING SESSION OF BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER
28 May 2017

SHOVELLING SESSION OF BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER

by Wee- YC- | 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

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Blue-throated Bee-eater with butterfly prey
17 Oct 2016

Blue-throated Bee-eater with butterfly prey

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Bee-eaters, Feeding-invertebrates | 0

“The Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis viridis) caught the butterfly in mid-air, possibly a Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus) butterfly. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 3rd October 2016 Location: Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Fringe of … Continued

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Blue-throated Bee-eater catches a butterfly and ignores another
4 Aug 2016

Blue-throated Bee-eater catches a butterfly and ignores another

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna | 1

Most photographs of bee-eaters show them catching and manipulating a dragonfly for swallowing. Others show them with a bee between their mandibles. Johnny Wee’s image of a Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) feeding a Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya wallacei) butterfly to … Continued

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BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER PREENING
22 Jan 2016

BLUE-THROATED BEE-EATER PREENING

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Bee-eaters, Feathers-maintenance, Videography | 0

“It was a warm afternoon on 31st August 2015, and some Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) sought relief from the heat with quick dips upon the surface of a nearby pond. Returning to their shady perch on a rain tree, they … Continued

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Blue-throated Bee-eater caught a bee
3 Aug 2014

Blue-throated Bee-eater caught a bee

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Bee-eaters, Feeding-invertebrates | 0

Johnny Wee’s image of a Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) with a bee clamped between its bill is as refreshing as that of a spiderhunter catching a spider LINK. Because of what they are commonly called, people expect them to live … Continued

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Pellet casting by a Blue-throated Bee-eater
21 Jul 2014

Pellet casting by a Blue-throated Bee-eater

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Bee-eaters, Pellets, Videography | 1

We first encountered William Tan‘s two images below of a Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) casting a pellet HERE and decided to make them available to a wider audience. He captured these excellent images at Singapore’s Tampines Eco Green Park in … Continued

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