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Merops orientalis
Like other species in the genus, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and ants, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. Before swallowing prey, a bee-eater removes stings and breaks the exoskeleton of the prey by repeatedly thrashing it on the perch.
Seen at Kanha National Park.
A study suggested that Green Bee-eaters may be capable of interpreting the behaviour of human observers. They showed an ability to predict whether a human at a particular location would be capable of spotting the nest entrance and then behaved appropriately to avoid giving away the nest location. The ability to look at a situation from another's point of view was previously believed to be possessed only by primates.
13 Comments
Thanks Yogesh.
Superb action shots...... :-)
Thanks Emma :-)
lovely!!
Thanks Jeannette!
Wow, wonderful spotting :)
Thanks Rieko and MacChristiansen
Great spotting Satyen
Lovely spotting.
Thanks Atul, Ashish and augustgray.
WOW- nice work!
Simply hard efforts are reflecting in such beautiful spotting... Great job Satyen...
lovely pics Satyen :)