# Blue-tailed Bee-eater & dragonfly, Keraniganj, Narayanganj district, Bangladesh

- By: Bcsarker
- Date: Taken on 22 May 2022, 15:58:52
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-tailed_Bee-eater_%26_dragonfly,_Keraniganj,_Narayanganj_district,_Bangladesh.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/b/b8/Blue-tailed_Bee-eater_%26_dragonfly%2C_Keraniganj%2C_Narayanganj_district%2C_Bangladesh.jpg/1920px-Blue-tailed_Bee-eater_%26_dragonfly%2C_Keraniganj%2C_Narayanganj_district%2C_Bangladesh.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) — a small, vibrant bird commonly found in open woodlands, agricultural fields, and around sparsely populated human settlements. It is characterised by a bluish throat, a narrow black eye stripe and throat band, rufous or rusty crown, and elongated central tail feathers. It displays graceful flight when catching insects mid-air.

Location: Arakul, nestled within the vibrant Keraniganj area of the Narayanganj district, Bangladesh.