Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) photo
Bird with dragonfly
More material of this species- 4.7A bird eating ...Australia, Jul 2005
- 4.6Two birds on a...Australia, Sep 2004
- 4.6A bird feeding...Australia, Jul 2005
- 4.5A bird on diff...Australia, Sep 2004
- 4.5Spectacular Be...Australia,
- 4.5Rainbow bee-ea...Australia, Mar 2011
Recent material by Geoffrey Dabb- 4.7A downy young ...Australia, Dec 2006
- 4.9A downy young ...Australia, Dec 2006
- 3.8Pair, male on ...Australia, Oct 2004
- 4.4Male with cres...Australia, Sep 2009
- 3.4Bird with drag...Australia, Oct 2011
- 3.8Bird with gryl...Australia, Sep 2009
Dragonflies are a typical prey of this species. It is not unusual for the insect to be tossed and battered for several minutes before being swallowed.