Green Bee-eater

The Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) a.k.a. little green bee-eater is small insect-eating bird. The sub-species cyanophrys is found in Israel and the Arbian region. The bird likes to hunts from low perches, often sitting on fence or electric wires. The one on the picture was sitting on a wire fence at the beginning of the Wadi Og hiking trail. Below are more pics from that hike I took a month ago.