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A pair of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), feeding, Ariège, France.The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make: photo by Pierre Dalous, 28 May 2012
he feeds the biggest bees
and dragonflies
and wasps
and hornets
to the beloved one
Pair of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Balearic Islands, Spain: photo by Conselleria de Medi Ambient i Mobilitat, Govern des Illes Balears, 1 May 2011 (El Centro de Turismo Ornitológico de las Islas Baleares)
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Magyarpolány, Veszprém, Hungary. It has caught a dragonfly: photo by bkaree1, 31 July 2010
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Morava, Czech Republic: photo by Martin Mecnarowski, 1 August 2009
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), male, has caught a male Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatisimus): photo by Mr. Dinkelman, 2 June 2011
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European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Monte do Palo, Lago de Santo André, Portugal: photo by Joaquim Coelho, 15 April 2006
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European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Portugal: photo by Henrique Oliveira Pires, 4 May 2007
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), southeastern Turkey: photo by Dûrzan Cîrano, 21 July 2011
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European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 13 April 2009
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European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Urbanización Los Encinares de Sanlúcar la Mayor, Andalusia, Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 4 May 2008
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 11 April 2009

A pair of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), feeding, Ariège, France.The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make: photo by Pierre Dalous, 28 May 2012
he feeds the biggest bees
and dragonflies
and wasps
and hornets
to the beloved one
Pair of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Balearic Islands, Spain: photo by Conselleria de Medi Ambient i Mobilitat, Govern des Illes Balears, 1 May 2011 (El Centro de Turismo Ornitológico de las Islas Baleares)

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Magyarpolány, Veszprém, Hungary. It has caught a dragonfly: photo by bkaree1, 31 July 2010

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Morava, Czech Republic: photo by Martin Mecnarowski, 1 August 2009
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), southeastern Turkey: photo by Dûrzan Cîrano, 14 August 20111

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), male, has caught a male Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatisimus): photo by Mr. Dinkelman, 2 June 2011

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Monte do Palo, Lago de Santo André, Portugal: photo by Joaquim Coelho, 15 April 2006

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Portugal: photo by Henrique Oliveira Pires, 4 May 2007

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), southeastern Turkey: photo by Dûrzan Cîrano, 21 July 2011

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 13 April 2009

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Urbanización Los Encinares de Sanlúcar la Mayor, Andalusia, Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 4 May 2008

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 20 May 2006

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Spain: photo by Raúl Baena, 11 April 2009