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Bee Eater Collection (#7)

"Bee Eater: A Vibrant Symphony of Colors and Grace" In the enchanting world of avian wonders, few creatures captivate our hearts quite like the bee eater

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10984428

Picture No. 10984428
Bee-eater - pair in courtship display in flight Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10984427

Picture No. 10984427
Bee-eater - in flight Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983539

Picture No. 10983539
European Bee-eater - adult in flight with prey Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983538

Picture No. 10983538
European Bee-eater - adult in flight with prey Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983535

Picture No. 10983535
European Bee-eater - male offering prey to female Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983536

Picture No. 10983536
European Bee-eater - adult perched with prey Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983537

Picture No. 10983537
European Bee-eater - adult perched with prey Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Picture No. 10983534

Picture No. 10983534
European Bee-eater - throwing prey into the air to place it before eating it Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Merops apiaster) Date:

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis viridis) immature, perched on wire, Taman Negara N. P

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis viridis) immature, perched on wire, Taman Negara N. P
Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis viridis) immature, perched on wire, Taman Negara N.P. Titiwangsa Mountains, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia, February

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) adult pair, sunbathing, perched on twig, Gambia, February

Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) adult pair, sunbathing, perched on twig, Gambia, February

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus pusillus) adult, with bee prey in beak, perched on twig, Gambia

Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus pusillus) adult, with bee prey in beak, perched on twig, Gambia, February

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bullocki) adult, with insect prey in beak

Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bullocki) adult, with insect prey in beak, bringing food to nesthole, Gambia, February

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bullocki) two adults, with insect prey in beaks, perched on stem

Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bullocki) two adults, with insect prey in beaks, perched on stem, Gambia, February

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Bee-eater

Bee-eater

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Bee-eater

Bee-eater

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Side view of a White-Throated Bee-Eater with head in profile, perching on a branch

Side view of a White-Throated Bee-Eater with head in profile, perching on a branch, showing the thin, downcurved bill, black-and-white striped head and throat, long, narrow wings

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Close-up of a blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) flying and eating insects

Close-up of a blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) flying and eating insects
Zoology: Birds - Coraciiformes - Flying blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) feeding on wasps. Art work

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters C015 / 6864

European bee-eaters C015 / 6864
European bee-eaters on a branch. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters eating a bee C015 / 6893

European bee-eaters eating a bee C015 / 6893
European bee-eaters eating a bee. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters mating C015 / 6894

European bee-eaters mating C015 / 6894
European bee-eaters mating. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6875

European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6875
European bee-eater eating a bee. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6876

European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6876
European bee-eater eating a bee. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6866

European bee-eater eating a bee C015 / 6866
European bee-eater eating a bee. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters C015 / 6867

European bee-eaters C015 / 6867
European bee-eaters on a branch. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters on a branch C014 / 3030

European bee-eaters on a branch C014 / 3030
European bee-eaters on a branch. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater with an insect C014 / 3033

European bee-eater with an insect C014 / 3033
European bee-eater with an insect it has caught. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater landing on a branch C014 / 3032

European bee-eater landing on a branch C014 / 3032
European bee-eater landing on a branch. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eater, artwork C016 / 3184

European bee-eater, artwork C016 / 3184
European bee-eater, artwork. The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is found in southern Europe and parts of northern Africa and western Asia

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European bee-eaters, 19th century artwork C013 / 6354

European bee-eaters, 19th century artwork C013 / 6354
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair. Plate 144 from Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841) by William MacGillivray

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater - summer - Spain

European Bee-eater - summer - Spain
DAC-708 European Bee-eater - summer Spain Merops apiaster David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater - summer - Spain

European Bee-eater - summer - Spain
DAC-709 European Bee-eater - summer Spain Merops apiaster David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eaters - summer - Spain

European Bee-eaters - summer - Spain
DAC-711 European Bee-eaters - summer Spain Merops apiaster David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Collection of mixed dead birds

Collection of mixed dead birds
Plate 65, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Merops apiaster, European bee-eater

Merops apiaster, European bee-eater
Plate 144 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Merops leschenaulti, chestnut-headed bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti, chestnut-headed bee-eater
Plate 33, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Collection of birds feathers

Collection of birds feathers
Plate 25 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Merops albicollis, white-throated bee-eater

Merops albicollis, white-throated bee-eater
Watercolour by Chloe Elizabeth Talbot Kelly (1960)

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Swallowtailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Swallowtailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater USH 454 Sunbathing, early morning. Merops apiaster © Duncan Usher / ardea. com

European Bee-eater USH 454 Sunbathing, early morning. Merops apiaster © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-454 European BEE-EATER sunbathing, early morning. Merops apiaster Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater USH 453 Stretching wing muscles. Merops apiaster © Duncan Usher / ardea. com

European Bee-eater USH 453 Stretching wing muscles. Merops apiaster © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-453 European BEE-EATER - showing outstretched wing Stretching muscles Merops apiaster Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBee Eater Collection: White Fronted Bee-eaters

White Fronted Bee-eaters
HAY-79 Whiter-Fronted BEE-EATERS - x three, on branch Merops bullockoides Hayden Oake Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, adult, Scrivia River, Italy, May

European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, adult, Scrivia River, Italy, May

Background imageBee Eater Collection: Little Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater
PS-5308 LITTLE BEE-EATER Merops pusillus Peter Steyn contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageBee Eater Collection: European Bee-eater - in flight with Bee in bill - Southern Turkey - May

European Bee-eater - in flight with Bee in bill - Southern Turkey - May
RES-1331 European Bee-eater - in flight with Bee in bill Southern Turkey - May Merops apiaster George Reszeter contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401




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"Bee Eater: A Vibrant Symphony of Colors and Grace" In the enchanting world of avian wonders, few creatures captivate our hearts quite like the bee eater. With their striking plumage and remarkable hunting techniques, these birds never fail to leave us in awe. A pair of Green bee-eaters perched on a branch, facing opposite directions, seem to be engaged in an unspoken conversation. Their emerald-green feathers shimmer under the golden sunlight as they patiently await their next meal. Across distant lands, we encounter the European Bee-Eater gracefully gliding through the skies. Its vibrant hues resemble a painter's palette - a fusion of azure blue, canary yellow, and fiery orange. These magnificent beings are true ambassadors of color. Venturing further into Africa's heartland, we meet White-fronted bee-eaters basking in the warm glow of dawn. Their delicate features adorned with snowy-white fronts create an ethereal contrast against their verdant bodies. In Spain's vast Spanish Steppes during May, we witness Bee-eater Merops apiaster majestically perched atop ancient ruins. Against this historical backdrop lies nature's masterpiece - a harmonious blend of earthy tones that seamlessly merge with its surroundings. Journeying down under to Australia's Northern Territory reveals another spectacle – Rainbow Bee-eaters poised on branches eagerly awaiting insects' arrival. This kaleidoscope bird showcases Australia's rich biodiversity while captivating our senses with its resplendent array of colors. In Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany stands an observant European Bee-eater perched high upon its lookout post – ever vigilant for prey below. Its presence is both regal and mysterious as it surveys its domain amidst lush greenery. Nigeria beckons us towards Red-throated Bee-eaters congregating together in perfect harmony across African landscapes; their crimson throats adding splashes of passion to the vibrant tapestry of nature.