Asian Green Bee-eater
A bird I started photographing from the start of my journey into photography itself. With my very first digital camera, an all of 2 MP Pentax Optio 230 and then the grander 10MP Kodak DX7590. The smaller photographs below date back to those ‘pre-historic’ times! 😄
The Asian Green Bee-eater has long thin tail feathers and a fine black line that runs in front of and behind the crimson irised eyes. A bold bird it’s easy to spot in urban gardens, open woodlands, farmland, and areas sparse human habitation.
Scientific Name: Merops orientalis
Conservation Status:
Date photographed: March 2004, February-March 2023, June 2025
Location: Delhi & Gurugram, India
Info sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_green_bee-eater & https://ebird.org/species/grnbee3
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