Malaysia
Sabah, Borneo
Red-bearded Bee-eater
Poring Hotsprings
01Aug2018
Is large for a bee-eater
...predominantly eat insects,
especially bees, wasps and hornets.
...predominantly eat insects,
especially bees, wasps and hornets.
Nyctyornis amictus
(L 10.6-12.2")
© Jason
Bugay Reyes
Bugay Reyes
xeno-canto
flash photo
Nyctyornis is Greek
for
night bird; amictus is
Greek for unsociable.
night bird; amictus is
Greek for unsociable.
Communal bee-eaters exhibit many
of the behaviors that take place in
the human carnival of life, from
courting to bullying to sly foms of
deceit.(Jim Robbins)
of the behaviors that take place in
the human carnival of life, from
courting to bullying to sly foms of
deceit.(Jim Robbins)
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