European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster

Guêpier d'Europe

European Bee-eater male adult, identification, feeding habits

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  • identification
  • feeding habits
  • ♂
  • adult
  • Abejaruco europeo
  • abelharuco-europeu
  • Bienenfresser
  • Merops apiaster
  • Coraciiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Meropidae
Species : European Bee-eater

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : grtr141129
Author :
www.trunet.fr
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2013 Jun
Country : France (fr)
Region : Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Place : Étang de Valcarès Étang de Valcarès
Lat. : 43° 31' 18'' North
Lng. : 4° 34' 42'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON D800
Exposure : 1/1250 s

aperture : 4.5

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no