During January and early February the pairs are busy excavating nest-holes. Diggers need to be sustained and both partners catch prey for themselves. - Graeme Guy's Nature Photography

A photographic essay of a colony of Chestnut-headed bee-eaters.

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Butterflies are another relatively common prey.

During January and early February the pairs are busy excavating nest-holes. Diggers need to be sustained and both partners catch prey for themselves.

The hapless bee is bashed on the perch to dislodge the sting and the contained venom is squeezed out before the bee is tossed into a favorable position to swallow.

Bees and other insects are manipulated with an adept toss.

or an even more exuberant toss

Dragonflies are a popular prey when chicks are being fed.

......and they can toss their prey in synchrony.

As dextrous as these Bee-eaters are....... sometimes errors can occur......this bird catches a small moth

-----and tosses it into the air

During January and early February the pairs are busy excavating nest-holes. Diggers need to be sustained and both partners catch prey for themselves.

During January and early February the pairs are busy excavating nest-holes. Diggers need to be sustained and both partners catch prey for themselves.

During January and early February the pairs are busy excavating nest-holes. Diggers need to be sustained and both partners catch prey for themselves.

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