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

Sue Flood / Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) perched in tree, Ocean Dunes Golf Course, Phan Thiet, Vietnam

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

Mary McDonald / Little Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) one with insect prey, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, April

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

Sandesh Kadur / Little Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) basking in the sun on red earth, Western Ghats, Southern India

Mary McDonald / Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) with fly prey. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Green Bee-eater (Merops Orientails) pair with food, one with insect prey. Kanha National Park, India, April.

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