Did not notice that the bee-eater managed to catch a bug in flight but it certainly did!
Only noticed the successful catch when i slowed down the videoclip.
It's amazing how the bird is able to follow and track the flight of the bugs in realtime. It is obvious that the bird is able to guess where an approaching bug will be in order to catch it.
The clip shows a bee-eater being apparently dive-bombed by some bugs. It follows the bugs even to the extent of twisting its neck backwards. Finally, it sees a bug approaching and with a timely hop off its perch, and despite the strong wind swaying the tree which provides the perch, it grabs the bug in its beak with finesse and flies away. (Look at the 25% and 12.5% slo-mo segments).
Simply amazing!
The clip shows a bee-eater being apparently dive-bombed by some bugs. It follows the bugs even to the extent of twisting its neck backwards. Finally, it sees a bug approaching and with a timely hop off its perch, and despite the strong wind swaying the tree which provides the perch, it grabs the bug in its beak with finesse and flies away. (Look at the 25% and 12.5% slo-mo segments).
Simply amazing!
Location : Pasir Ris Mangroves
Time : at about 1.30pm
Read more about the blue-tailed beeeater here :http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/Merops_philippinus.htm
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