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Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters; the large ‘cliff’ colony on Penang Island

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As this article describes behavioral characteristics of Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters and Kek Lok Si temple it is pertinent to first summarize these key subjects in the following article. Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater ( Merops leschenaulti ), also known as the Bay-headed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the Bee-eater family Meropidae. It is one of 27 species of Bee-eaters worldwide. It is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions ranging from India east to Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia and Northern peninsular Malaysia. The species, like other Bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green, with blue on the rump and lower belly. Its face and throat are yellow with a black eye stripe, and the crown and nape are rich chestnut. The thin curved bill is black. The sexes are alike but the chicks are overall duller with a green head. The species is 18-20 cm long and does not have the...

Nature Photography; the funny side

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Nature photographers sometimes take themselves too seriously and miss the funny side while striving for photographic perfection. Here are some funny images accumulated over the last 15 years. Only one is photoshopped Mammals Wicked pleasure Voyeuristic Giraffe Take me to your leader How to wake your sister in the morning Outsourced seatbelt checks I have caught it....now what? Take-away meal Watching too much football and baseball on TV When the kids are at school Wife to husband 10 cars back 'George run ahead and sort out the cause of the jam' Young Winston developed a taste for Cuban Cigars Birds The two (one and a half) Tenors  Indecent proposal The wedding A year later My boyfriend is from Australia Damn...missed that dragonfly again Building biceps Chinese whispers The post-coital cigarette On your marks .....and stay away from my wife ...