The firmiana malayana or mata lembu, remains here in testimony to man's care-less-ness - its tree had since been felled. Let not the birds leave too.

Sunday, 17 April 2022

Bee-eater trespassing?

 The Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) had taken over as soon as the Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were no longer seen.

However I wouldn't say that seeking so low by the river was its usual hunting ground.

A superb 90 degrees dive, but unfortunately must have failed because it didn't emerge with any prey.



And so it continued to seek, again I failed to detect any success.







And it was eventually pounced upon and chased off by a local resident as it must have trespassed into a local territory!






And it fled to safety in numbers, even if it's only two.




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