The bee-eater from Europe
Merops Apiaster
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Méropidés
Size: 29 cm - Scale: 49 cm - Weight : from 45 till 78 g
Bee-eater emits short shrill whistlings which are easily recognizable .
One finds it alive with group of ten character, in cliffs make with sandy mass of fallen rocks where it digs nest.
Perched on tree or on thread, it spots its preys, flying insects: wasps, bees, hornets, dragonflies, butterflies, etc. , before flying away in the hunting. Due to fast beatings of wings followed with gliding curled flight, it's also very lively to seize its meal.
The bee-eater is the most colored birds from Provence. It stays there from April till September.
>>> Bee-eater look-out post at Maubec
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Bee-eater from Europe is an outstanding hunter -
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The meal of the bee-eater from Europe -
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Face to face with bee-eater -
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On a branch perched... -
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A beautiful plumage -
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Exotic colours for a bird which loves Provence -
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It's not easy to photograph bee-eater -
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Bee-eater under all the sewings -
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Bee-eater from Europe seen with back... -
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Bee-eater from Europe...profile... -
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The photographer tracked down by bee-eater... -
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It's time to go back to hunting... -
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Meeting arrives at its end -
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Time ! Stop your flight -
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At the end of a magic meeting in Provence
