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To Be Different
To Be Different
GiorgioBaruffi


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Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2009

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 The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.

This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly-coloured, slender bird. It has brown and yellow upper parts, whilst the wings are green and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 27-29 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike.


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 02/10/2009 06:57:41 PM
Beautiful photo Giorgio. Thanks for the info as well.
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 02/10/2009 11:42:36 AM
What a perfect capture! That the two on the right are almost identical makes the one on the left stand out even more. I love the diagonal too. You've really got some wonderful animal photos!
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 02/07/2009 12:10:39 AM
Holy cow! What a capture!! Composition is great and I like the detail. You can even see the bugs they are eating. Hmm... they look like they are eating crickets and a butterfly! Guess even Bee-eaters need a change once in a while.
You should be really proud of this one!
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 02/05/2009 08:26:35 PM
Very nice, I especially like diagonal compositions. Well done.
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 02/05/2009 08:31:11 AM
Great image, and lovely birds. But someone needs to tell the one on the left not to eat the pretty bugs!
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 02/05/2009 12:37:32 AM
They are lovely birds, and your capture of them is excellent. It's a lovely diagonal composition, and interesting.
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 02/04/2009 04:38:38 PM
Interesting (and beautiful) characters. Nice exposure. Your notes make the photo even more enjoyable.
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 02/04/2009 08:59:46 AM
Unique birds.. Have never seen one b4 let alone 3 of them..
Nice capture....
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 02/04/2009 07:05:57 AM
what great colors they are
and so crisp
you did really well Giorgio
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