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

European Bee-eater in flight

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow, what an amazing shot! Excellent timing, entirely sharp and so colorful. Posted 13 years ago
  2. View abhitap's profile
    abhitap
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    Lovely shot! Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Stuart's profile
    Stuart
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    Fantastic! So clear! Posted 9 years ago
  4. View Stephen Philips's profile
    Stephen Philips
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    Absolutely fantastic!! Very difficult to capture so well. 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 Aug 25, 2012. Captured Jun 22, 2012 11:02.
  • NIKON D300
  • f/5.6
  • 1/4000s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm

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