Today
is my last post from Ngala Beach Lodge and today I am showing you photographs and
video of the Little Bee-eater. Enjoy.
Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus
15–17 cm; 11–18 g
A tiny, green-backed bee-eater with a yellow throat,
black collar and rufous underparts.
In flight, shows conspicuous rufous flight feathers with dark trailing edge; underwings are entirely rufous.
Tail square or slightly notched.
Central tail green; rest of tail is rufous with black tip.
Juvenile has paler, buffy throat and lacks a black collar; breast tinged green.
Voice: ‘Zeet-zeet' or ‘chip-chip'.
Common resident in savanna, woodland, forest edges and around wetlands.
Below
is the owners lovely little Dachshund dog.
CLICK HERE if the video does not appear below.
All this week I have been posting about the photographs I took at Nglala Beach Lodge so if you have missed any and want to see the previous posts, just look back to these older posts.
I hope you enjoyed this series.
We move on on Monday to have lunch on a beautiful beach all by ourselves.
I am linking this post with SATURDAY CRITTERS.
Many
thanks for all the comments you leave on this post.
Gorgeous ! I love his colours ! Excellent shots and film !
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Such a beautiful colour... I've never seen... Great photos...
ReplyDeleteDearest Margaret； Lovely and elegant bird 'Bee Eater' is♬♬♬ I think from Eileen's blog I learned the word about the color 'rufous' ; I truly enjoyed reading your explanation as well as your great pictures☆☆☆ Today, I learned the word 'buffy' here p;)
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Lovely bird. It looks like a mascot.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos.
Have a nice weekend.
What a treat! Great photos of that beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and video of the bee-eater, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteThey have really great colors, this is the most beautiful bird I know.
Have a happy weekend.
Hello Margaret, I just love this cute and colorful bee-eater.. Great photos and video! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little bird and a cute little dachshound! I wish you a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little bird and a cute dachshound! I wish you a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo very colorful and handsome!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of this little cutie! Have a great weekend, Margaret! blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Margaret of a lovely species :) Did you see that two pairs of Bee-eaters nested on the Isle of Wight last summer (near Niton, I think, on National Trust land)?
ReplyDeleteThat's a fabulous, lemony, citrus dream of bird!
ReplyDeleteCute colorful bird and dog. Enjoying your shots.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by.
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no doubt, a beautifully colored bird!
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary little thing and a real beauty. Wonderful photos and video Margaret. Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bird, greeting from Belgium in Mons
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Such a pretty little thing. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe Bee-eater is delightful and beautifully coloured......and I love how it blends so well into it's surroundings.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Ruby
Very brightly colored little fellow...
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots of this adorable little bird. Have never seen one of these in my area. Does somewhat remind me though of the hummingbirds. Do they actually eat bees? Also what a cute little dog!
ReplyDeleteWhat a little beauty! His coloring sure blends him in with his surroundings. Loved the video - that little tail just never stops moving.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird! Not much bigger than a hummingbird.
ReplyDeleteMargaret what a gorgeous bird....those parrot colors and that long beak make it so tropical.
ReplyDeleteThe bee-eater is gorgeous. The colours are so beautiful. I love the dachshund too. We had one just like that when I was little. Have a wonderful weekend, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty bird, so colorful. Cute dog.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see one of these guys. Beautiful shots of this beautiful little bird. Love the doggie!
ReplyDeletei love all those colors. remind me of a parrot. i love the doggie. so cute!! ( :
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful little bird! Great shots.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute bird, so adorable with its feathers all fluffed up. It's plumage is so colorful, I like the middle photos where I can see the aqua over its eye, and I like the rufous color and black eyestripe, it always gives birds such character.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bird - bee-eaters of all types are a real treat.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Such a beautiful bird! The colors are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat is a sweet little bird.
ReplyDeleteRufous is a great word. I love the the bee-eater, and that's a cute doggie!
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Hi,Very cute and beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been great to see such a beautiful coloured bird.
ReplyDeleteThe Little Bee-eater has wonderful colours and looks very cute. Beautiful sequence and movie clip.
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret, Although I haven't had much time, I did thoroughly enjoy all of your Nglala Beach Lodge pictures... Gorgeous place... I love your Bee-eater too.. Do they really eat bees --and is that how they got their names? Love the close-ups showing off their colors.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Oh Malawi, so many happy memories. I used to live in Zambia and we would go to Malawi for holidays. Beeeaters of all species are still a huge favourite of mine, thank you so much for reminding me of wonderful times.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, love the colors!
ReplyDeleteOh how adorable this one is and he has great camo (he can pretend he's a leaf).
ReplyDeleteWhat delightful captures Margaret - he is a captivating species. Thank you for sharing.
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