Location
Lleida Steppes, Catalonia
Spain
Metadata
Make NIKON D300
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G
at 450 mm
Exposure 1/2000, f/5.6, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 533 pixels
IOC Names
Order Coraciiformes Family Meropidae
Deutsch Bienenfresser Dutch Bijeneter
Italian Gruccione comune Spanish Abejaruco Europeo
Comments
Bee-eater's diet includes honeybees. Bee-eaters will de-sting them before eating by discharging their sting and venom. They do so by rubbing the tip of the bee abdomen against a perch.
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| 20/04/2009 |
European Bee-eater |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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