Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia I just loved the stare given by the bee-eater to the bee...."Are you sure you want to sit by me?" The bee must have understood the message and quickly flew away, saving its own skin in time.

Have long, curved, narrow bills, slender bodies and long, pointed wings. Plumages are predominantly green. Feed on insects caught in flight. Nest in burrows in steep earth banks/ground.

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Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

It was not easy to time the bird's arrival shot as these little guys flew in fast and in silent mode! However, as they loved to come back to the same perch again and again, it made the photographer's life easier by pre-focusing on the perch and wait in patience.

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

The fanned tail sure looked like an evening gown :-)

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

I just loved the stare given by the bee-eater to the bee...."Are you sure you want to sit by me?" The bee must have understood the message and quickly flew away, saving its own skin in time.

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

"Here I come! "

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Kinta Nature Park, Perak, Malaysia

Blue-tailed bee-eater @ Ulu Dedap, Perak, Malaysia

Chestnut-headed bee-eater @ Penang, Malaysia

I just loved the stare given by the bee-eater to the bee...."Are you sure you want to sit by me?" The bee must have understood the message and quickly flew away, saving its own skin in time.