One of the more fascinating and beautiful families of birds in Africa is one we don’t see in the Western Hemisphere, Meropidae, the family of Bee-eaters. The name Meropidae is derived from Merops, ...
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Bee-eater with its catch
A European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) holds a bee tightly in its beak. Known for their agility and vibrant colors, these ...
Many people get apprehensive at the sight of bees, for fear of getting stung. I usually make a beeline out of the area. Actually, I don’t fully understand what all the buzz is about. Bees play an ...
THE paragraph in NATURE of March 28, 1918, p. 70, upon a paper in which Mr. W. Rowan describes the defæcation of the nestlings of the British kingfisher, leads me to mention the habits of a bird also ...
A native Australian bird, protected under state and federal law, is being shut out of its nesting grounds a month before a two-day festival at the site. A colony of the migratory rainbow bee-eater has ...
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