#bee eater

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus), family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes, Kenya

photograph by HHWildlife

[spinus-pinus]

Purple Heron and European Bee-Eater Ardea purpurea and Merops apiaster

7/22/2024 Pest, Hungary

Christoph Moning via iNaturalist, CC-BY

[gutloadedstudios]

some fun little bird studies, I excel at reptiles and fish but noticed I dont nearly appreciate birds enough so why not draw a few. From left to right:

1. Crimson Crested Woodpecker [Campephilus melanoleucos]

2. Flame-faced tanager [Tangara parzudakii]

3. Southern Carmine Bee-Eater [Merops nubicoides]

4. Gouldian Finch [Erythrura gouldiae]

[todaysbird]

the black bee-eater is a member of the bee-eater family found in tropical rainforests & secondary forests in africa. they are mainly black, with a scarlet throat and bright blue markings on their crown and the underside of their body. as their name implies, they are insectivorous and prefer bees & wasps. they feed on these insects without injury by repeatedly banging & rubbing the insect on a hard surface, which discharges the majority of their venom and/or removes the stinger.

[ridiculousbirdfaces]

Angry Bird by Zoltan Gyori

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

[simplified-birds]

Simplified bird #111 - swallow-tailed bee eater

( requested by @finderseeker )

[yotarosuite]

"Blue-tailed Bee-eater"

Fujifilm X-T5 / Tamron 150-500mm f5-6.7

photo by yotarosuite @ Thailand

[vishubalur]

Bee eater eating bee