This juvenile #EuropeanBeeeater is my #BirdoftheDay! I took this picture at the end of last October, making it the latest documented Bee-eater in #Sweden in 2025 at that point and the first photographed juvenile outside their nesting site 🙂
Theme of the day is #PrimaryColours
#Birds #Photography
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) (Linnaeus 1758) Turkey
Breed in S & C Europe, N & S Africa & W Asia
As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets
They can eat around 250 bees a day
#EuropeanBeeeater #Meropsapiaster #Birds #Turkey #Ornithology
Landscape image
Portrait image
A bug's bane
European bee-eaters eat bees, insects, and rub out venom before eating. Found in Europe, especially in nature reserves and parks.
#BirdPhotography #EuropeanBeeEater #WildlifeNature
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European bee eater art tee features a stained glass style with vibrant hues and pink blossoms, capturing its elegance in nature. #StainedGlassArt #EuropeanBeeEater #BirdArt #NatureInspired #ColorfulDesign #WildlifeArt #FloralArt #shopnow Available at birdsnstuff.shop or TeePublic.
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster): 29cm (11.4in). These colourful social birds are of course native to Europe, wintering in Africa and have an ability to catch insects acrobatically in the air, usually in open country, often near water. Exceptional photo taken by José Luis Rodriguez in Portugal.
#naturephotrography #birds
#Europeanbeeeater
These little cuties have #longbeaks ..in my opinion, because I first mistook them for a caterpillar on a stick! (Before putting my contacts in of course...) 🧐🐛
@worldwildlife.bsky.social
📸José Luis Rodriguez, Portugal
•Merops apiaster In Blue
#Meropsapiaster #EuropeanBeeEater #Gruccione #Apulia #Puglia #parconazionaledellaltamurgia #parcoaltamurgia #MurGeoPark #WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Birds #Italy
#Photography #Afni #Yama山
•Merops apiaster
[Juvenile ⬅️/ Adult ➡️]
#Meropsapiaster #EuropeanBeeEater #Gruccione #Apulia #Puglia #parconazionaledellaltamurgia #parcoaltamurgia #MurGeoPark #WildLife #WildLifePhotography #Birds #Italy
#Photography #Afni #Yama山
"European Bee-Eater"
Ink and Watercolor
From a tutorial by @thevirtualinstructor
@birds #bird #birdsinwatercolor #birdart #birdsinart #watercolor #watercolorart #art #painting #artwork #painted_wing #bee-eater #europeanbeeeater #beeeaterart #europeanbeeaterart
🌍 European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) The European bee-eater is a richly coloured, slender bird, about 27-29 cm long, with a black beak, brown and yellow upperparts, and green wings. Sexes are similar, though females may have greener shoulders. They breed in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa, and western Asia, preferring open country near sandy banks for nesting. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, but a resident population exists in southern Africa. Highly gregarious, European bee-eaters nest colonially in self-dug tunnels in sandy banks. They feed and roost communally, often catching insects, especially bees, wasps, and hornets, in flight. Before consumption, they remove the sting by striking the insect against a hard surface. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by makamuki0 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bee-eater-abellerol-bird-3388890/ HQMZ
🌍 European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #EuropeanBeeEater #MeropsApiaster | #BeeEaters #BeeEaterFamily 📷: Photo by makamuki0🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
European bee-eaters
Bickering or blowing kisses... who knows but lovely to watch these beautiful birds interacting in Bulgaria.
#beeeater #europeanbeeeater #europeanbeeeaters #bulgaria #bird #birdphotography #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography
Finally found the European bee eater during my short trip to France. Taken through wires and inside a car using the OM-3 and the M.Zuiko 150-400. #omsystem #wildlife #birdphotography #bird #france #europeanbeeeater #guepier #defythemoment #micro43
A pair of European bee-eaters
A pair of European bee-eaters taken during last week's trip to Bulgaria.
#beeeater #europeanbeeeater #bulgaria #bird #birdphotography
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#nuts_about_birds
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
#castillayleon
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco #meropsapiaster #abellerol #erlatxoria #abellaruco #europeanbeeeater #bestbirdshot #birds_nature #tufotonatgeo #natgeoesp #birdingdaily #birding #bird_brilliance #nuts_about_birds #sonya7riv #sonyphotogallery #seobirdlife #castillayleon
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
#castillayleon
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#nuts_about_birds
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#nuts_about_birds
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#nuts_about_birds
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
Abejaruco europeo
(Merops apiaster)
#abejaruco
#meropsapiaster
#abellerol
#erlatxoria
#abellaruco
#europeanbeeeater
#bestbirdshot
#birds_nature
#birdingcatalunya
#tufotonatgeo
#natgeoyourshot
#natgeo
#natgeoesp
#birdingdaily
#birding
#bird_brilliance
#nuts_about_birds
#sonya7riv
#sonyphotogallery
#Nature 🍃
#Birds #EuropeanBeeEater 🐦
“Realize that you are not alone,
that we are in this together, ✌️
and most importantly
that there is hope.” 🫶
-Deepika Padukone
Four Bee Eaters on a row enjoying some sunny weather.
We're enjoying some blue skies and sun... Let's enjoy some colour on here.
#EuropeanBeeEater #MeropusApiaster #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Wildlife
#Nature #Birds
#EuropeanBeeEater 🌺
is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, #Meropidae. It breeds in #southern and #central #Europe, northern and southern #Africa, and western #Asia.
