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European Bee-eater I took this photo in the north of Tunisia, near Ichkeul lake. European Bee-eater,Merops apiaster Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

European Bee-eater

I took this photo in the north of Tunisia, near Ichkeul lake.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Welcome to JungleDragon, balout. What a beautiful way to join!

    Small tip: please do edit the photo title and description, you can do so using the "edit details" button below the photo.     Posted 11 years ago
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    Wendy
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    Love this bird species, they are so beautiful :) Posted 11 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
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2014. Captured May 31, 2014 13:03.
country flag of Tunisia Explore Tunisia 5 5 0
  • PENTAX K-5
  • f/9.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO640
  • 500mm