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	European Bee-eater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae.
		Before eating its meal, a European Bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface.
		Just as the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Bee-eater (332 words)

	Bee-eater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Just as the expressive name reveals, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sallies from an open perch.
		(1992) says that "in 20 separate studies of the diet of 16 kinds of bee-eaters, Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) comprised from 20% to 96% of all insects eaten, and honeybees formed on average about one-third of the Hymenoptera." The areal dymanics of catching an insect in the air is referred to as sallying.
		Before eating its meal, a bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface, during this process pressure is applied to the insect extracting most of the venom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bee-eater (416 words)

	European Bee-eater: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
		European Bee-eater: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
		(a European Bee-eater removes the sting by repeatedly hitting the insect on a hard surface.
		The bee-eater is obviously resented by bee bee quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eu/european_bee-eater.htm (836 words)

	AGE AND BREEDING PERFORMANCE OF EUROPEAN BEE-EATERS
		We studied breeding biology of the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) at a colony in southern France from 1983 to 1987.
		In European Bee-eaters most juveniles do attempt to breed and many helpers appear to be failed breeders rather than birds adopting a helping strategy from the start of the breeding season.
		Recruitment rate of European Bee-eater chicks in relation to the return of their parents to the colony in subsequent years.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v106n03/p0375-p0382.html (6763 words)

	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch.
		However, this species probably takes more dragonflies than any other food item.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue-cheeked_Bee-eater (241 words)

	Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
		Some species are migratory, and the few that breed in temperate areas, such as Merops apiaster, the common, or European, bee-eater, winter in the tropics.
		Bee-eaters catch insects on the wing; they subsist primarily upon bees and wasps.
		Most of the Meropidae are gregarious, and the birds of some species travel in flocks of hundreds or thousands of individuals.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:beeeater (178 words)

	bee-eaters in africa
		Closely related to Kingfishers and Rollers - and certainly just as colourful - Bee-eaters are skilled and specialised predators of bees and other winged insects.
		In addition to bees, grasshoppers and dragonflies are among the favoured prey items.
		Although bees predominate in the diet, winged termites are irresistible treats.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/bee-eaters.asp (830 words)

	European Bee-eater
		I took this photograph of a European Bee-eater in Cyprus in September 1999.
		The photographs in this section were taken by me on holidays in various parts of the world.
	freespace.virgin.net /cliff.buckton/Birding/World/Eurbee.htm (30 words)

	Florence Clap - Le comportement d'offrande alimentaire chez le guêpier d'Europe (Merops apiaster L.) - Références bibliographiques
		Avery, M. I., Krebs, J. and Houston, A. Economics of courtship-feeding in the European bee-eater (Merops apiaster).
		Coulthard, N. Aspects of the behavioural ecology of white-throated and European bee-eaters.
		Galeotti, P. and Inglisa, M. Estimating predation impact on honeybees Apis mellifera L. by European bee-eaters Merops apiaster L. Revue d'écologie (Terre et Vie), sous presse.
	www.beekeeping.com /articles/fr/clap/bibliographie.htm (432 words)

	Bee-eaters
		Bee-eaters have a remarkable ability to catch insects in flight, mainly honey bees.
		It catches mainly bees and wasps and also other insects while flying, sometimes very high up in the air.
		All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.
	www.dierinbeeld.nl /animal_files/birds/bee_eater (315 words)

	Poland.pl - Birds - Slideshow - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
		Poland.pl - Birds - Slideshow - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
	www.poland.pl /spec/birds/galleries/slide,Common_kingfisher_Male,pid,67243,gid,65368,cid,.htm?sh=51 (10 words)

	Bee-Eater at exZOOberance!
		The common, or European, bee-eater has a crown and mantle of chestnut, shading below into primrose; the head is black and white, the throat yellow, and the rest of the plumage greenish blue.
		The common, or European, bee-eater is classified as Merops apiaster.
		Bee-Eater, common name for any member of a family of birds, whose diet consists almost entirely of bees and wasps.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/bee-eater/bee-eater.htm (338 words)

	Birding Spots
		This is also the best area for swallows and swifts and a typical summers afternoon should produce Greater and Lesser Striped and Whitethroated Swallow, plus perhaps European Swallow, as well as Palm, Whiterumped and Little Swift, especially as the birds fly lower and lower as the insects are lowered with the cooling of the air.
		Tawnyflanked Prinia is common, and in late summer European Marsh Warbler is guaranteed (listen for their lowpitched "tchh" alarm call in grassland at the edge of bushveld).
		Other seed eaters are not common, but small groups of Bronze Mannikin and Common Waxbill should be found regularly.
	www.birding.co.za /blng/sp_faerie_e.htm (803 words)

	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Merops persicus - Guêpier de Perse
		Blue-cheeked bee-eater differs markedly from European bee eater in its predominantly bright green plumage and rufous-chesnut throat, with yellow only on chin.
		Black-crowned Night-Heron Cattle Egret Great Bittern Great Egret Grey Heron Little Bittern Little Egret Purple Heron Squacco Heron Common Kingfisher European Bee-eater Little Green Bee-eater Cirl Bunting Corn Bunting Eurasian Penduline-Tit Eurasian Tree Sparrow House Sparrow Ortolan Bunting Red-headed Bunting Reed Bunting Rock Bunting Snow Bunting Wallcreeper White-winged Snowfinch Yellowhammer Barn Owl
		They can eat dangerous insects such as bees, wasps and hornets which are rendered harmless before being eaten: the tail (and sting) of the insects is rubbed against the perch to express the venom and often the sting itself.
	www.oiseaux.net /oiseaux/coraciiformes/blue-cheeked.bee-eater.html (611 words)

	BirdForum - Who gets our bee-eaters?
		They are the carmine bee eater, the European bee-eater, the bluecheeked bee-eater and the olive bee eater.
		We get European Bee- Eater in small quantities in most regions in France, with a heavy bias to the south, of course.
		I am posting a rather poor pic of the carmine bee eater for those who have not see one.
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=2501 (429 words)

	Bulletin AVES
		Breeding of European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in Wallonia and its status in Belgium.
		Summary : The European Bee-eater was formerly known as an occasional visitor and breeder in Belgium.
		This status evolved during the last two decades and singularly in the nineties.
	www.aves.be /bulletins/2000_1.htm (810 words)

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		But there was a pair of European bee-eaters doing a fair impression they were stunning, and they tell you they’re coming.
		The European bee-eater is chestnut above, turquoise below, with a yellow throat and a black ‘bandit mask’ through the eyes.
		While a very few European bee-eaters will stay here to breed in North Sinai, two other species of bee-eater are found here in summer.
	www.egypttoday.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ArticleID=4416 (988 words)

	Birding in Mod'in
		Bulbuls are generally fruit eaters and now that one of our neighbours has a fig tree in their garden they are spending more time in easy view of our bedroom window, not to mention in easy earshot of our bedroom, allowing them to give us a chattering wake up call around 5am.
		These eagles are famous snake eaters, as their detonated by their Hebrew name, hivyay, derived from the Aramaic word for snake.
		I've also seen occasional hawfinches, Israel's largest seed eater, around Modi'in in winter.
	www.geocities.com /jelbaum/modiinbirds2.html (3112 words)

	Detail of European Bee-eater- Nature Navigator
		European Bee-eater or Merops apiaster in Picture Library
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	internt.nhm.ac.uk /jobj/runjava.jobj?java=ctol.CTOLServer&method=printNamePage&accountref=987&NAMEID=2474&gallerylistcolid=117022&gallerylistindex=25 (81 words)

	Eurasian Bee-eater, Merops apiaster
		Its diet is varied although in Kenya it consists largely of honeybees, wasps and stingless bees as well as any many other flying insects.
		It is attracted to events such as emerging termite nymphs and will also attend fires to take the insects flushed out.
		It may also be seen hawking for insects from high perches.
	www.kenyabirds.org.uk /bee-eur.htm (171 words)

	Namibia tour by Tropical Birding
		European Bee-eaters circled around and, just when we thought nothing new was about, a Steppe Eagle came in.
		In the bushveld around the dam we encountered commoner bushveld birds including migrant European Bee-eater, Lesser Grey and Red-backed Shrikes, as well as resident Bearded Woodpecker, Dusky Sunbird, Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters, Monteiro’s Hornbill and Acacia Pied Barbet.
		Both African Black and vagrant European Oystercatcher were seen here and we got great views of a flock of Eurasian Curlew.
	www.tropicalbirding.com /tripReports/TR_Namibia.html (5310 words)

	Eagle-Eye Tours Grand Spain
		We should also see other typically Mediterranean birds such as White Stork, European Bee-Eater, Hoopoe, and Spectacled Warblers.
		Extremadura should net us such specialties as Great and Little Bustards and European Rollers and at the world famous Coto Donaña National Park, we should see hundreds of Greater Flamingoes, Whiskered Terns, Black-winged Stilts and lots more.
		These locations provide an excellentarrayof both European and Mediterranean birds including the best area in Europe for the regal Spanish Imperial Eagle, one of the world's rarest raptors.
	www.eagle-eye.com /Locations/Spain.html (953 words)

	BEE-EATERS
		The Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) and White-fronted Bee- eater (M. bullockoides) are widely distributed and common, nesting in burrows tunneled into the side of earth banks such as those which have collapsed on the edges of rivers.
		As their name suggests, they feed on bees but also devour a wide range of other insects.
		As they live in colonies, large numbers of these holes are often seen together, white streaks from their accumulated droppings accentuating the entrances to the nests.
	www.krugerpark.com /resources/birds/bee_eaters.htm (213 words)

	British Birds - Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2002 - Part I: European Bee-eater to Little Bunting
		Report on scarce migrant birds in Britain in 2002 - Part I: European Bee-eater to Little Bunting
		While the fortunes of these species are buoyant, for others, most notably Tawny Pipit [Anthus campestris] and Aquatic Warbler [Acrocephalus paludicola], the numbers reaching Britain remain worryingly low, and draw attention to long-term declines in their respective European breeding populations.
		For many other birds currently considered to be scarce migrants, the numbers reaching Britain fluctuate annually, being influenced by a range of factors including prevailing weather conditions and breeding success.
	www.eurobirding.com /birdingmagazines/artinfo.php?id=7798 (241 words)

	photoSIG » Bee-eater
		This is an excellent capture of bee eater in flight.
		a good catch of a bee-eater with a bee.
		Finally, carrying a bee or bug in his beak at this capture is a complementary feature that makes this one a keeper.
	www.photosig.com /go/photos/view?id=1591177&forward= (1408 words)

	Iran & Uzbekistan 1997
		Along the road you can find hundreds of bee-houses, and above on roadside wires were the Bee-eaters.
		As soon as the bees came out they "attacked." Good honey, I suppose.
		Their calls are going from maybe ten different whistles over a more scraping cry.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/IranUzbek97.html (3107 words)

	phorum - SABirdNet - [SABN] European Bee-eater
		Yesterday morning at 07:40 my wife and I saw 5 European Bee-eaters
		> Yesterday morning at 07:40 my wife and I saw 5 European Bee-eaters
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	www.surfbirds.com /phorum/read.php?f=43&i=3829&t=3829 (631 words)

	Laura's Species Gallery: Birds of Iraq
		European Bee-Eater--by Angela Kendall and sent by Laurie Haak.
		This one appears to be going through the kind of molt many jays go through.
		Pied Kingfisher by Ray Decker (right is detail of left photo)
	www.birderblog.com /bird/Places/Iraq/IraqBirdsGallery.html (1033 words)

	Birds of Andalucia - Bee Eater
		The European Bee-eater is not easily mistaken for any other species;it has brilliant colouration and elongated central tail-feathers.
		The Bee-eater can be found almost anywhere in Spain especially where there are sand banks,in drier areas.
		This has to be one of my favourite species of European birds,and april is the time of year that they are in abundance,renewing and clearing old burrows for this years new.
	www.rural-estates.com /en/tools/news_detailsinf/newsid-1347 (167 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Reply to Topic
		All we found initially were numerous EUROPEAN SERINS and a single NUTHATCH, but it didn’t take very long before we found a single CITRIL FINCH feeding on the ground.
		Needless to say, we found another Green Woodpecker on the way out, also proving to be very tame and confiding, before we finally got back to the airport by 20:00 and packed away our bins for the journey home.
		The bird was flightier than others I have seen, but could still be seen well in the short grass.
	www.infohub.com /forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=8925 (5373 words)

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