Rainbow Bee-Eater (Male) by stuart83

Photography • Animals • posted on Dec 26, 2009

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. Thanks for your support, comments and favourites This will be my last upload for the year, heading to New Zealand for 3 weeks tomorrow, see you all the end on January 2010. Copy and paste the below link to listen to their call. http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/merops-ornatus.mp3 Facts and figures Minimum size: 21 cm Maximum size: 28 cm Average size: 24 cm Average weight: 27 g Breeding season: November to January in south; August to January in north. Clutch size: 2 to 8, usually 5 Incubation: 25 days Time in nest: 28 days Feeding Rainbow Bee-eaters eat insects, mainly catching bees and wasps, as well as dragonflies, beetles, butterflies and moths. They catch flying insects on the wing and carry them back to a perch to beat them against it before swallowing them. Bees and wasps are rubbed against the perch to remove the stings and venom glands.

Comments (14)

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erlandpil

8:09AM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Wonderfult picture erland

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Mondwin

8:23AM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Happy Holidays my Friend!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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tennesseecowgirl

9:00AM | Sat, 26 December 2009

beautiful photo... enjoy your travels.

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Xanthmann

9:05AM | Sat, 26 December 2009

Happy Humbug, er I mean Merry New Year!! A very beautiful capture! Have a wonderful time in NZ! I've always wanted to go there myself. Maybe some day. Best wishes to you my friend!