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The green bee-eater

The green bee-eater

Like other species in the genus, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and ants, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perc...
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Like other species in the genus, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and ants, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. Before swallowing prey, a bee-eater removes stings and breaks the exoskeleton of the prey by repeatedly thrashing it on the perch. Migration is not known but they make seasonal movements in response to rainfall.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 5500/10

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Jul, 2015

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