The green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) (sometimes little green bee-eater) is a near passerine bird in the bee eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and the Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam.They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water.

(source: Wikipedia)

 

Spotted Where-

 

1. Gulakamale Lake on 8th July 2016

2. Hoskote Lake on 7th June 2016

 

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