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European Bee-eater twins European Bee-eater,Merops apiaster Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

European Bee-eater twins

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Absolutely gorgeous in every way! Promoted to homepage. Posted 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    I love these birds, but this is a perfect shot!
    The plant they are perched on looks like a Chinese hibiscus.     Posted 10 years ago
  3. View EAmer's profile
    EAmer
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    WOWWWWWW !!! Posted 10 years ago
  4. View karin65207's profile
    karin65207
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    i love your pictures a lot. they all are wonderful. congrats. Posted 9 years ago
  5. View daschu's profile
    daschu
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    wonderful capture! Posted 8 years ago
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    Such a sweet shot, love this one! Posted 8 years ago

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The European bee-eater

The European bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name "Merops" is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and "apiaster" is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from "apis", "bee".

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By shimi eni

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Uploaded May 29, 2013. Captured Apr 19, 2013 07:59.
  • NIKON D300
  • f/4.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO400
  • 500mm

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