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BEE EATER


BEE EATER
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Copyright: Marius Secan (marius-secan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 0 N: 429] (1451)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-01 9:52
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Points: 20
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BEE EATER (MEROPS APIASTER):

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.

This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly-coloured, slender bird. It has brown and yellow upper parts, whilst the wings are green and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 27-29 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.

This is a bird which breeds in open country in warmer climates. Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. Before eating its meal, a European Bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface. It eats some 250 bees daily.

These bee-eaters are gregarious, nesting colonially in sandy banks, preferably near river shores, usually at the beginning of May. They make a relatively long tunnel in which the 5 to 8, spherical white eggs are laid around the beginning of June. Both the male and the female take care of the eggs, which are brooded for about 3 weeks. These birds also feed and roost communally.

The call is a pleasant distinctive trill.
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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-08-01 9:54]

Salut Marius,
interesanta captura ! Asa-i in viata, cel mare il "papa" pe cel mic. Bine realizat acest macro al tau,felicitari.
O seara frumoasa,
Adrian

hi Marius


tres belles photo avec de tres tres bon details et de tres belles couleurs !
belle pose de l oiseau
POV POF excelent

a tres bientot
Joffrey

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1109] (5398)
  • [2009-08-01 10:20]

hi marius,
beautiful picture of this bee eater positioned on an excellent perch. the compo is lovely and the lighting too

TFS

Hi Marius,Good timing, congratulations ...
F.Tamer Aktekin

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2009-08-01 11:59]

Hello Marius,
A fine capture of a European Bee-eater that has caught a bee.
Excellent POV, sharpness, lighting ,colours and BG all set in a pleasing composition. Well done and thanks for sharing this beauty,
Best regards,
Ivan

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 442 W: 0 N: 427] (3110)
  • [2009-08-01 14:20]

Hello Marius

Nice shot with excellent colors, details, lighting, exposition. You caught his in a interesting situation, wonderfrul composition.
Well done
Nilson

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2009-08-01 15:50]

looks like the bee-eater was a successfull hunter and has a bee to eat. excellent clear capture of the beautiful bird, with a
terrific "proud" pose and wonderful details, love the colors and the nice composition with the interesting branch it is resting
on. well done & take care, thor.

great shot of beautiful bird with food. very well done

  • Great 
  • Chas Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 10] (60)
  • [2009-08-02 0:59]
  • [+]

Great picture and well executed, would have been much more interesting and appreciated if you had been able to tell us where the bird was and how you got such a great shot. I note that he is perched on Hawthorn so I suspect that it was in a temperate country? But thanks anyway.
Charlie

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1580] (6173)
  • [2009-08-02 8:48]

Buna
Foarte bine surprinsa. Cred ca si ei i-a placut sedinta foto
Numai bine
Razvan

Great bee eater shot. And he is eating a bee :)

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