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European Bee-eater


European Bee-eater
Photo Information
Copyright: Razvan Zinica (zetu) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 15 N: 1589] (6203)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40d, Canon EF 100-400 mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-05 1:43
Viewed: 174
Points: 26
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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. They will also catch lizards on the ground. 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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hello Razvan
beautiful composition and great output in colors and details,wonderful photo!
keep on photographing! TFS
Nasos

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 407 W: 0 N: 1011] (5460)
  • [2009-11-05 2:39]

Frumoasa compositie, felicitari!

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-11-05 2:51]

Hello Razvan,
A fine portrait of a European Bee-eater. The lateral POV, colours, lighting and sharpness against a fine neutral BG contribute to an excellent well composed portrait of this species.
Thanks and all the best,
Ivan

Hallo Razvan
You captured this bee-eater in a great side view pose. Clear details of the paws, eyes and beak are beautifully displayed. Good focus and good sharpness. Image presented in a delightful manner. These birds are blessed with an arrangement of lovely colours in their plumage and your photography shows this well. We were unfortunate to photograph some of these birds while on holiday in the Kruger, as all the times we came across them they were just too far away for a descent shot, so I am quite jealous looking at your image. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards
Anna

Ciao Razvan. Magnificent bright natural colours for this hadsome bird. Good POV nice compo and spectacula contrast against blurred soft BG.

Roberto

Hi,
Very beautiful bird, good colors and composition. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 0 N: 523] (3096)
  • [2009-11-05 6:57]

Salut Razvan,
ce captura frumoasa !!!! Excelente culori ale pasaricii tale.
Foarte buna si instructiva descrierea oferita.
O zi frumoasa,
Adrian

Razvan
Deci minunea asta colorata atat de frumos este renumita "mancatoare de albinute"?
Splendida!
Horia

Razvan
Waw...mancatoarea de albine?
Interesanta capture, perfect realizata.
Felicitari!
Horia

Buna Razvan,
Excelenta imagine cu foarte bune detalii si culori.
O buna compozitie pe un fundal perfect.
Pare sa fie un juvenil si data realizarii dovedeste ca pe la voi,
au zabovit mai mult decat in Banat.
Marius.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
  • [2009-11-05 11:15]

Hello Razvan,
The second photo of an European Bee-eater from Romania I see today. I wish we had this bird in our country, what a beauty! Beautiful colours in this photo. Excellent sharp details and a very pleasing pose. Fantastic POV, composition, DOF and OOF BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Razvan
Excellent photo of the small colorful bird...Very well captured...TFS
Jim

fabulous specie
very well captured!!

compliments ;)

Matteo

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