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  1. Enjoying ...

    Enjoying ...

    the monsoon months at Keoladeo ... and the immense insect load available here ... The species is a regular here during these months ... ______________________ Blue-tailed Bee-eater Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 29 July 2024
  2. Blue-tailed Bee Eater at Penang, Malaysia

    Blue-tailed Bee Eater at Penang, Malaysia

    Last week, I was on the island of Penang in Malaysia, and I did some birdwatching at one of the paddy fields to find this beautiful Blue-tailed Bee Eater perched on a stick.
  3. Blue-tailed Bee-eater : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Bee-eaters are fascinating birds to watch ... Brightly colored and fabulously shaped ... it is a great sight when they glide down to a perch ... Blue tailed Bee-eater Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India
  4. Blue-tailed Bee-eater : a group and parental care : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater : a group and parental care : Amazing Wildlife of India by ... Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    I.0K views 65 likes 20 comments Birds are Epitome of Freedom ... In physical world And ... so is A liberated mind ... In meta-physical one. _____ Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur India
  5. Rocking ...

    Rocking ...

    There was a group of more than a dozen of these beauties ... ... and they were rocking ... on that lovely afternoon ... __________________ Blue-tailed Bee-eater Gurugram Haryana India
  6. Itchy job

    Itchy job

    The same wetland in Pasir Penambang where I found the night herons and other beautiful species.
  7. Blue-tailed Bee-eaters

    Blue-tailed Bee-eaters

    on their lookout.
  8. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    They love to perch on cables/wires.
  9. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Bee-eater thermoregulation / AC. It was a hot day. Very hot here too today.
  10. Joy of color ...

    Joy of color ...

    Color + dynamism + energy + sharpness + call + flight + visual delight ... put it all together and one can recall a bee-eater ... One here is a Blue-tailed Bee-eater 17 October 2013
  11. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    I had a very good hide behind a tree/small slope (without camo nets). These bee-eaters are very shy. They caught insects in flight, returned to the trees but did not see me. Everything went well for me on that day.
  12. Blue-tailed bee-eater

    Blue-tailed bee-eater

    Found and captured during one of many extended walks in KL.
  13. Blue-tailed bee-eater

    Blue-tailed bee-eater

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    43861E75-E411-4C85-8DF4-31CBC028416E.jpeg

    Blue tailed bee eater with catch.
  15. Blue-tailed bee-eater

    Blue-tailed bee-eater

    It was pretty hot.
  16. Blue-tailed Bee eater

    Blue-tailed Bee eater

  17. Blue-tailed Bee eater

    Blue-tailed Bee eater

  18. blue tailed bee eater

    blue tailed bee eater

    goa 2013
  19. Joy of Being ...

    Joy of Being ...

    Stress busters ... Grand daughter Yanu ... who'll be 5 months in 5 days ... is seen here with another joyous juvie ... Blue-tailed Bee-eaters Their irrepressible energy ... charm ... and pure joy of being ... percolates through deepest recesses of mind ... _____________ Merops...
  20. Blue-Tailed Bee eater

    Blue-Tailed Bee eater

  21. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater
  22. Blue-Tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-Tailed Bee-eater

  23. Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater

    Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater

    At least 16 in this group
  24. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    The blue tail and uppertail coverts help distinguish this species from the similar Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. This is an adult showing fully grown central tail spikes. Although this species is widespread in Southeast Asia, it is local and rare in New Britain. We were lucky to see this attractive...
  25. Blue tailed bee eater

    Blue tailed bee eater

    A passage migrant in Gujarat.
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