Little Bee-eater
Smallest African bee eater...abundant,
colorful and tame...eats insects, esp.
bees, wasps and hornets.
bees, wasps and hornets.
Merops pusillus
(L 6")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
The Bee eaters are teeny weenie in size,
They launch an aerial sortie in the skies,
They snap the preys by fluttering wings,
And rub the insect to remove its sting.
(Mima Nagi)
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Merops is Greek for bee-eater;
pusillus in Latin means very small.
pusillus in Latin means very small.
© Jay McGowan
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