Green Bee-Eater

This slender, green bee-eater perches conspicuously on wires, bare branches or fences across open scrub and cultivated land, sallying out to catch bees, wasps and other flying insects before returning to the same perch. It is most active and vocal in warm, sunny weather, with a light, rolling trill given in flight, and is easiest to find in the cooler hours of morning and late afternoon when insect activity peaks. It occurs year-round across much of its South and Southeast Asian and African range, so no particular season is required.