Yesterday late afternoon Chhavi finally decided to take a nap after jumping around for 45 minutes in the bed and telling us she is not going to sleep. As Sesha was also sleeping, I decided to go for a walk, but without the camera! Yes I do make such mistakes sometimes. And that was a mistake because as soon as I walked for some distance I saw a lot of Green Bee Eating Birds sitting in places where they would be easy to click. So I started walking back to my home to pick up the camera, hoping that the birds would be still there when I reach back.
I was lucky, the birds were still there when I came back with the camera. I am wondering why these birds are called the Green Bee eating Birds? I mean, the green part is obvious but why bee eating when this one is eating a dragon fly! Why not Green Dragon Fly Eating Bird?
My luck continued with the birds as I was able to catch them posing or should I say protesting? This Green Bee Eating Bird twisted its face as if telling me to go away they had enough of that long lens pointed at them whenever they came to perch on the small leafless tree.
I was lucky that this Green Bee Eating Bird decided to open its mouth as soon as I decided to press the click button! Just a coincidence that I got this one shouting at me! All in all a good day, considering I had started without the camera.
nice series of shots
The last shot is a stunner.
May be it was greeting you, Diwali time you see!!
Wow..What a beautiful Bird! Nice photos.
I love the last photograph. It is as similar as talking.
Thanks for sharing.
Gosh, the one with the dragonfly…I always marvel how you manage such photos.
Loved the last image. Superb timing.
Thanks Shrinidhi.
Thanks Celine, the bird just opened its beak exactly when I pressed the shutter!
Maybe Chitra 😀 I am glad to think it was not shooing me out.
Thanks Dwan.
Appu thank you for stopping by.
Fida by clicking 100 shots and hoping 4 of them will come out well 😀
Thank you Akhila the last one is my favorite too.
last one it toooo gooood..well timed
Thanks Tarun.
Lovely shots! I still wonder how the birds throw their antics just for you 🙂
Usually they just fly away Sankara as I approach them! 😀
Fantastic!! I saw lots of these birds too, and Samhith had the same question that you asked!!
Anu, curious minds!
recently we saw four of this bird at ourside our highrise apartment here in SINGAPORE, we photographed them,,, they are beautiful and quick when in flight. we observed strange behaviour, they would throw up a small dark colour large peanut size ‘thing’… wondering why is it.??
No idea Soh!