Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) perched on a branch. This bird is named because of its preference for eating wasps,bees and hornets. When it catches one of these insects,it beats it repeatedly against a hard surface until the sting is no longer working. Even when it catches non-venomous prey it will perform this behaviour,before swallowing the insect head first. The breeding populations of this bird in southern Africa are believed to have originated from over-wintering migrant visitors from Europe. Photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park,in southern Africa | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Camacho, Tony |
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