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Merops apiaster - European Bee-Eater I know my picture is not as sharp and good as most of the Bee-Eater pictures on the site, but it's a mating picture, and no-one uploaded the from Israel, so here goes... European bee-eater,Geotagged,Israel,Merops apiaster,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Merops apiaster - European Bee-Eater

I know my picture is not as sharp and good as most of the Bee-Eater pictures on the site, but it's a mating picture, and no-one uploaded the from Israel, so here goes...

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Always useful to add a country intro. Posted 2 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 Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 1, 2023. Captured Apr 25, 2023 09:41 in 2WPX+4Q Giv'at Ko'ah, Israel.
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  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/6.0
  • 10/12500s
  • ISO100
  • 215mm