Peter Blackwell / Seven Little Bee-eaters (Merops pusillus) in a row, one facing away, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Robin Chittenden / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) Western Division, Gambia, February

Robin Chittenden / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) with insect prey in beak, Western Division , Gambia, February

Charlie Summers / Little Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) portrait, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, February

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) perched. Samburu, Kenya, December.

Tony Heald / Little bee eater {Merops pusillus} perched, Chobe NP, Botswana

Mary McDonald / Two Little bee-eaters (Merops pusillus) perched, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Dietmar Nill / Three Little bee eaters {Merops pusillus} perched in a row, Gambia

Peter Blackwell / Two Little Bee-eaters (Merops pusillus) perched on branch, Masai Mara GR, Kenya.

Tui De Roy / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) pair, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Guy Edwardes / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus cyanostictus) perched in branch, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa, February

Guy Edwardes / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus cyanostictus) perched in branch, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa, February

Sergey Gorshkov / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) group roosting on a branch, Chobe River, Namibia

Suzi Eszterhas / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Masai Mara, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) pair perching on branch, Kasai Channel, Caprivi Strip, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Kasai Channel, Caprivi Strip, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Kasai Channel, Caprivi Strip, Namibia

Hermann Brehm / Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) perched on branch, East Africa

Nigel Bean / Little bee-eater {Merops pusillus} Douala, Cameroon

Richard Du Toit / Little bee eaters {Merops pusillus} Moremi WR, Botswana.

Mitsuaki Iwago / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) pair perching on branch, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Peter Blackwell / Seven Little bee-eaters perched in a row {Merops pusillus} Kenya

Mike Read / Little bee-eater {Merops pusillus} perched, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Tony Heald / Little bee eater {Merops pusillus} Chobe NP, Botswana

Hermann Brehm / Little bee-eater, Manjara NP, Tanzania

Tony Heald / Little bee-eater portrait {Merops pusillus} Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hermann Brehm / Little bee-eater pair perched, Manjara NP Tanzania

Peter Blackwell / Six Little bee-eaters (Merops pusillus) perched in a row, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) scratching its head, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya