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~ Upon noticing the tail streamers, it was clear that Merops albicollis, White-throated Bee-eater, was perched on thorny branches beside the track. We stopped for photos as this migratory species is especially attractive. The surprise was the hapless dragonfly in its bill. As a great admirer of dragonflies, I was sad to see its fate. How swift and skilled a bee-eater is to be able to spot, swoop and snatch a dragonfly in flight. Two masters of winged aerobatics brought together by life's inevitable predator-prey relationships.