Colorful Fridays ....(Amandava amandava )

From the grassland of Tropical Asia , hails the Strawberry finch .I spotted a strawberry finch flying like a bullet  with a reed in its beak.  It was building its nest painstakingly ..

Nature amazes me ...it seems as if someone has actually dressed the bird in bright red plumage and then painted the white dots ...giving an impression of strawberry seeds

 Female strawberry finch

 Male strawberry finch

Aren't they just treat for your eyes .... 

Will be back soon with some more clicks of the strawberry finch.

Happy birding ...

Do Bee-eaters eat only bees....?

Bee-eaters are true to their name they eat Bees .But they also feast on any flying insects ....

  

Savouring its morning meal....Butterfly 

Once the prey is caught its battered on the branch brutally . 

 When feasting on stinging insects they are careful not to swallow them until they have the venom.

Tossed before finally gulping it down ...

Take some time out to watch the unique spectacle offered by the varicolored avian acrobats ....

Happy Birding....