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merops hirundineus
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taken in Northwest Zimbabwe in 2010
an elegant bee-eater that prefers tall savanna woodlands
merops hirundineus
zwaluwstaartbijeneter
guêpier à queue d'aronde
Schwalbenschwanzspint
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White-fronted Bee-eaters perched in the late afternoon near their nesting holes in a sandbank on an island in the Kafue River (Kafue NP, Zambia).
The guides had put a branch on the sandbank before the breeding season to facilitate observation from a small boat.
merops bullockoides
witkapbijeneter
guêpier à front blanc
Weissstirnspint
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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!
A large resident Bee-Eater species which I find very beautiful. These are locally migratory with movements aligned to availability of water and mostly seen in winters around edges of lakes / ponds / waterbodies.
When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. The numbers are tad less this time based on the sightings, but then the weather too is quite harsh and different this time. The mornings are amongst the coldest we have, but the daylight is quite harsh and terrible for photography.
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Image taken in the Hortobagy region of Hungary.
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The bee eaters are back in my area from this Saturday: they are welcome!
A large resident and colorful Bee-Eater species that are locally migratory and mostly seen in winters. They prefer the habitats around edges of lakes / ponds / waterbodies and hunt flying insects, dragonflies and bees.
When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. The numbers are tad less this time based on the sightings, but then the weather too is quite harsh and different this time. The mornings are amongst the coldest we have, but the daylight is quite harsh and terrible for photography. I sighted a couple of them hunting insects, but the harsh weather an d glare resulted in terrible shots and very little success.
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A locally migratory Bee-Eater species and one of the bigger bee-eaters we have in the country. These are resident birds in the country, but locally migratory with movements aligned to availability of water. They usually are seen during the end of rainy season and onset of winter in our region near and around the edges of water bodies.
They are sighted on the greenery surrounding the lakes, perched on the bushes and trees nearby. This summer, we have some unusually heavy rains and due to that, we are still seeing them here and there. Though the numbers are quite less, sightings are regular - the lakes are full again and that maybe the reason.
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A locally migratory Bee-Eater species and one which are a tad large than many other types of Bee-Eaters. I find these quite beautiful and love to shoot them, but it was hard to find them this season due to heavy rains. These are resident birds in the country, but locally migratory with movements aligned to availability of water. They usually are seen during the end of rainy season and onset of winter in our region near and around the edges of water bodies.
When the lakes are full, they do come and perch on the tall trees nearby. This perching behaviour easily differentiates the common green bee eater vs this bird. Additionally they have beautiful blue tail from which they get their name. I sighted this on a dry tree above a lake from where they were hunting.
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A Bee-eater from our visit to Spain.
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a white fronted bee eater (merops albicollis).
this kind of bee eater con be found in south africa all the year around.it's a lovely bird and in some areas quite common.
in photography the hardest part is in this case to get the details of the white front.the whites are very easy to be "fired" especially in canon.take care on exposure!
south luangwa, Zambia
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