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White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) in the Africa Rock aviary, San Diego Zoo. These bee eaters have a distinctive white forehead, a square tail and a bright red/orange patch on their throat. They nest in small colonies, digging holes in cliffs or earthen banks. Conservation status: Least Concern
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the most common African Bee-eater
merops pusillus
dwergbijeneter
guêpier nain
Zwergspint
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in the Moremi NP, Botswana
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shadowed by a Redbilled Quilea
in the Nxai Pan NP, Botswana
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The green bee-eater (Merops orientalis), also known as little green bee-eater, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and the Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam
Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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Have you ever wondered why these bee-eaters prefer to eat bees? It turns out bees have large flight muscles which are full of protein. Only a few bird species learned how to remove the stinger and eat bees safely as a regular part of their diet.
All these birds are bee-eaters and there are 27 species of them.
Stay safe!
Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis), a migratory bird that breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa. Conservation status: Least Concern
I photographed this Bee eater a while back, during a wildlife-shoot in Hungary. We watched a small colony of these colourful birds, as they flew in to visit their nest burrows. A memorable day.
in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
also called Little Green Bee-eater
merops orientalis
kleine groene bijeneter
guêpier d'Orient
Asiensmaragdspint
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It is the smallest African bee-eater. Bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. Before eating its meal, a bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface.
Gambia, Kotu
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