These are Asian Green Bee-eaters sitting on electric wire in place to keep the elephants out of the town. It's funny to think that something that can stop 6000 kgs of elephant is just a pleasant perch for these guys. But then I guess they also eat bees, so I shouldn't be surprised.

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🌏 Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) #AsianBirds | #AsianGreenBeeEater #LittleGreenBeeEater | #BeeEaters #BeeEaterFamily 📷: Photo by MOHANN🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds