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European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Photo by DoinaRussu
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

in this series I photographed a bee-eater that remove the ingluvia;
ingluvia containing keratin debris which were not digested....

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European Bee-eater

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Comments (21)
triggsturner
Fantastic series, You have made an art form of capturing images of this species. Great work and thank you for sharing. Robert
DoinaRussu
many thanks everyone for your support!
Maria dB
Fantastic series - congratulations!
AliceGreenup
Terrific shots Doina! Absolutely amazing timing!
DoinaRussu
KarenL , many thanks, I am honored! (thanks a lot for the text in english :) )
DoinaRussu
thank you so much everyone for your appreciation!
RiekoS
Congratulations Doina !
DanielePralong
Congrats Doina! It's a pleasure to continue to follow your careful observations of these birds.
KarenL
What a wonderful series Doina! Congratulations, it has earned you Spotting of the Day! A bee-eater regurgitates a pellet - a mass of the indigested parts of its prey, such as the exoskeletons of insects. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153348792680603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/389583752080273410
Mona Pirih
Gorgeous !!! Congratulations Doina :)

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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