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white-fronted bee-eater

  1. White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater

    The white front refers to the forehead, but the red throat and white line under the black face mask are the key distinguishing field marks. The long pointed bill facilitates removing bee-stingers while keeping them away. The bee or wasp is held in the tip of the bill while the stinger is rubbed...
  2. White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater

  3. White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater

  4. White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater

    HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
  5. White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater

    Hi my dear, can I interest you in a early morning snack? These two birds looked deeply in love!
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    White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater
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    White-fronted bee-eater

    and this is the closest I got to the White-fronted bee-eater. They were rather closer to us than the kingfisher, but also smaller.
  8. White-fronted bee-eater

    White-fronted bee-eater

    Then we drove back to a pullout at the top of the bank and scanned the woods up there for birds. Best find was a few White-fronted bee-eaters. Aren't they beautiful? I zoomed in for closer shots of a bee-eater up here and the kingfisher down by the riverside. I'll post those tomorrow, then move...
  9. White-fronted Bee-Eater

    White-fronted Bee-Eater

    White-fronted Bee-Eater in flight.
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    White-fronted Bee-eater

    White-fronted Bee-eater enjoying the afternoon sun.
  11. White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

    White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

    White-fronted Bee-eaters nest in colonies averaging 200 individuals, digging roosting and nesting holes in cliffs or river banks
  12. White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

    White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

    On the banks of the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
  13. White-fronted bee-eaters

    White-fronted bee-eaters

    Another shot from the Lake Panic hide.
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    White-fronted Bee-eater

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    White-fronted Bee-eater

    Sadly the light was poor ....then it started to rain!
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    White-fronted Bee-Eater

    More Pictures: www.visual-nature.de
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    White-fronted Bee-eater

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    White-fronted Bee-eater

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    White-fronted Bee-eater

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