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Presenting a Gift During their courtship time, male bee-eaters present the females with various gifts. Bringing more bees, butterflies and other juicy insects to females raises the males chance of breeding. Blue-cheeked bee-eater,Geotagged,Merops persicus,Turkey,Urfa,breeding,courtship Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Presenting a Gift

During their courtship time, male bee-eaters present the females with various gifts. Bringing more bees, butterflies and other juicy insects to females raises the males chance of breeding.

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  1. Wow , Great shot. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Thanks a lot : ) Posted 10 years ago
  2. Super nice photo! çok güzel bir rezim! Posted 4 years ago

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The blue-cheeked bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name "Merops" is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and "persicus" is Latin for "Persian". It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India.

Species identified by burak_dogansoysal
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Jun 2, 2008 18:34 in Fevzi Çakmak Mh., Okul Caddesi, Bozova/Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
  • Canon EOS 30D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm