Cihu Blue-tailed Bee-eater Colony
OnlineThis 4K live camera overlooks a sandy nesting bank at Cihu Triangle Fort in Kinmen National Park, where colonies of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters dig their breeding burrows. The crumbling earthen slope is honeycombed with tunnel entrances, and the jewel-toned birds dart in and out as they raise their young at one of Taiwan's most beloved birdwatching sites.
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A Living Bee-eater Colony
The camera frames a sandy embankment riddled with hundreds of nesting burrows, each tunnel hand-dug by a pair of Blue-tailed Bee-eaters (Merops philippinus). Through the breeding season the colony becomes a constant blur of motion as adults ferry insects to their underground nests.
A Jewel of Taiwan's Birdlife
The Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a summer breeding visitor to Kinmen, prized by photographers for its turquoise, gold and chestnut plumage and acrobatic aerial hunting. The species snatches dragonflies and bees on the wing, returning to favoured perches to feed.
Cihu Triangle Fort & Kinmen National Park
The colony sits beside the historic Cihu Triangle Fort, a former military strongpoint within Kinmen National Park. The protected wetlands and reservoir of Cihu make this corner of the island a magnet for migratory birds.
Watching the Cam
This 4K stream lets viewers worldwide watch wild bee-eaters at close range without disturbing them, offering an intimate window into one of Asia's great birdwatching spectacles.
Location Details
Cihu Triangle Fort
Guning Village, Jinning Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan
Asia
Timezone
Taipei
Asia/Taipei (UTC+8)
GPS Coordinates
24.4652°, 118.2973°
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