Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

[KevinA]

Some more Sri Lankan birds, this time it's the Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis orientalis

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Beautiful birds! That 3rd image is my favorite of the set! Just gorgeous.

 

[AlanLichty]

Stunning colors on this little bird. I am with Darcy on #3 as a favorite. Nice captures.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

WOW, Kevin! Such beautiful little birds. I like the balance in the fourth image the best and I think it would make a great vertical.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Cute and colorful birds. I think #1, #2 and #4 will all make good vertical images (losing the leaves in the first two). Another nod on #3 as my favorite.

 

[KevinA]

Beautiful birds! That 3rd image is my favorite of the set! Just gorgeous.

Thank you Darcy for looking and commenting, it's greatly appreciated

Stunning colors on this little bird. I am with Darcy on #3 as a favorite. Nice captures.

Thank you Alan for looking and commenting, it's greatly appreciated

WOW, Kevin! Such beautiful little birds. I like the balance in the fourth image the best and I think it would make a great vertical.

Thank you Douglas for looking and commenting, it's greatly appreciated. Thanks for the suggestion, I tried a portrait crop but it didn't look quite right to me so left it at landscape.

Cute and colorful birds. I think #1, #2 and #4 will all make good vertical images (losing the leaves in the first two). Another nod on #3 as my favorite.

Thank you Jameel for looking and commenting, it's greatly appreciated. The background is too bright and bare so although I tried a portrait crop I preferred landscape. Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[JimFox]

That is one colorful bird! Green is one of my favorite colors, so I am sure liking this. Now their tail feather is so strange! you would think that long thin strand stretching out for their actual tail would be awkward for them.

 

[KevinA]

That is one colorful bird! Green is one of my favorite colors, so I am sure liking this. Now their tail feather is so strange! you would think that long thin strand stretching out for their actual tail would be awkward for them.

Thanks for looking and commenting Jim, it's really appreciated. Long tail doesn't seem to hinder them at all and they are experts at catching large insects on the wing.