We went to Jurong Lake Gardens again last Saturday afternoon of (November 5th, 2022). It was cloudy with on and off light drizzles. The gardens were nearly empty, many birds came out in the open. We spotted lineated barbet, collared kingfisher, egrets, red-wattled lapwing, sun birds, and blue throated bee eaters.
The blue-throated bee-eater is a species of bird in the bee-eater family. They are found throughout southeast Asia in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Their diet consists mostly of bees, wasps, and dragonflies.
The first time we spotted the blue-throated bee eater on a bare tree branch over water, we thought it was a blue tailed bee eater. It was clearly blue-throated bee eater since it has mostly bluish-green body with dark chestnut crown and mantle, black eyestripe and bluish tail (with streamers) and throat.
The tiny bird would perch on the branch, looking around for insects to eat, once an insect was spotted it would take off, flew in an arch trajectory to the target, and then flew back to the same branch to enjoy its prey! Again and again.
We then spotted another blue-throated bee eater over a tree near allotment garden. This bird behaved very similarly as the earlier spotted bee eater, took off to catch an inset, and return to the same branch to eat the prey.
Reference
The sound of the blue throated bee eater.
Comparison - Blue Tailed Bee Eater
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