bee-eaters
Colorful apiarian predators
Bee-eaters are brightly colored birds found in warm regions of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
As the name suggests, they feed primarily on bees and other flying insects, catching them in flight and beating them against a perch to remove the stinger before swallowing.
They nest in burrows dug into earthen banks.
Deep red from insects
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- swallow-tailedHaving a bifurcated tail
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
iridescent · colorful · slender · aerial · insectivore · migratory · perching · hawking
Second-largest continent
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- woodlandForested land area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
sandbank · cliff · Mediterranean · Asia · Australia · tropical · subtropical · wetland
Six-legged arthropods
- waspsFlying insects with stingers
- hornetsLarge social stinging insects
- dragonfliesLarge hovering predatory insects
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
prey · catching · hunting · swooping · gliding · mid-air · rubbing · beating
Animal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
colony · breeding · eggs · incubation · chicks · fledgling · helpers · monogamous
carmine
Deep red from insects
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- swallow-tailedHaving a bifurcated tail
plumage · iridescent · colorful · slender · aerial · insectivore · migratory · perching · hawking · sallying
Africa
Second-largest continent
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- woodlandForested land area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
riverbank · sandbank · cliff · Mediterranean · Asia · Australia · tropical · subtropical · wetland · scrubland
insects
Six-legged arthropods
- waspsFlying insects with stingers
- hornetsLarge social stinging insects
- dragonfliesLarge hovering predatory insects
butterflies · prey · catching · hunting · swooping · gliding · mid-air · rubbing · beating · venom
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation
riverbank · colony · breeding · eggs · incubation · chicks · fledgling · helpers · monogamous · digging
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- MediterraneanMediterranean Sea, olive grove, olive tree, olive, Aegean Sea
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- bird strikesbird strike, pyrotechnics, wildlife management, gulls, starlings
bee-eatersbees
Winged pollinators
honeybees · wasps · hornets · bumble bees · Apis mellifera
bee-eatersbeekeepers
Those who maintain hives
apiaries · pollinators · honey badgers · hummingbirds · butterflies
bee-eatershummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
sunbirds · honeyeaters · nectarivores · granivores · finches
eat, bee, eating, beehive, bees, eater, eaters, beehives, bee-eater