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The European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster Love these colorful birdies :) Birds,European Bee-eater,Geotagged,Meropidae,Merops apiaster,The European Bee-eater,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

The European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster

Love these colorful birdies :)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic, Wendy! Amazing colors and perfect bokeh. May I ask where you found this bird? Posted 13 years ago
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      Wendy
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      In the zoo ;) Posted 13 years ago
  3. View EAmer's profile
    EAmer
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    Amazing ! Posted 13 years ago
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      Wendy
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      Thanks :) Posted 13 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 Oct 29, 2011. Captured in Van Aerssenlaan 47, 3039 Noord, The Netherlands.
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