Oscar Dewhurst / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) pair perched on branch, facing opposite directions. Karnataka, India.

Mary McDonald / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) taking off to catch prey, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Little green bee eater (Merops orientalis), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Little green bee eater (Merops orientalis), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) perched, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) perched Sri Lanka.

Suzi Eszterhas / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Satpura National Park, India.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Little green bee eater ( Merops orientalis) perched, Yala Natinal Park, Sri Lanka, December

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Little green bee eater (Merops orientalis) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ernie Janes / Three Green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) with insect prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Three Green bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) with insect prey, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Ernie Janes / Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) on branch, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, May

Ernie Janes / Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Ernie Janes / Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Little green bee eater at nest entrance. {Merops orientalis} Sohar, Oman

Bernard Castelein / Little green bee eater {Merops orientalis} Keoladea Ghana NP, India

Ripan Biswas / Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) in the hands of volunteer from the Human & Environmental Alliance League (HEAL), rescued after being entangled in nets used by farmers to protect their crops....

Karine Aigner / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) calling, portrait, Bardia National Park, Terai, Nepal.

Ashish & Shanthi Chandola / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) perched, rural countryside, Karnataka, India.