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.
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Showing posts with label migrant 16/2024. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Ubiquitous bee-eaters

 And they are here, there and everywhere.
The Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) are both residents and migrants to this country but when one spots them in flocks, one can be sure these are migrants.  Also the flocks will comprise numerous old and young.

Refresher (extract mybis):
Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Meropidae
Genus - Merops
Specific epithet - viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Blue-throated Bee-eater, Beberek Leher Biru, Beberek Leher Hijau, Berek Berek Pirus, Berek-berek Tadah Hujan
Status: Least Concern

16/2024