Chestnut-headed Bee-eater catching insects

Posted by BESG on 30 May 09, Saturday
Contributed by Adrian Lim

A pair of Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) was documented by Adrian Lim a.k.a. wmw998 in Penang, Malaysia recently. They were catching insects to feed their nestlings deep inside a burrow.

The image above shows the pair, of which one has a dragonfly in its bill. The image on the left shows one of the bee-eaters with a bee. Images of these birds with dragonflies are common. Not so with bees.

The young chicks need lots of protein during their growing phase and these insects help.

Images by Adrian Lim.

This post is a cooperative effort between NaturePixels.org and BESG to bring the study of bird behaviour through photography to a wider audience.

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