Title

Red-throated bee-eater

Caption

Red-throated bee-eater (Merops bullocki), adult, with insect prey in beak, bringing food to nest hole, Gambia, Africa

Date

Feb 16, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bill Coster

Reference

BRK22C94_473

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.8in x 17.7in / 3543 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Bee eater Bee eaters Bee-eater Cattle feed Coraciiformes Domestic animal breed Domestic animal breeds European bee-eater Gambia Insect prey Meropidae Merops bullocki Nest hole Nest holes No People Pet Red-throated bee-eater Red-throated bee-eaters West African adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal breed animal breeds animal husbandries animal husbandry animal of prey animals animals of prey bee-eaters behavior behaviour bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time breeds bring bringing brood den capture catch catches deserted domestic animal eat empty farm animal feed feeding forage foraging foraging for food hole holes hunting food in the beak incubate incubating ingestion livestock farming mature matures mid-adult woman mid-adult women nest nest hole nesting nesting hole nesting holes nesting site nesting sites nests no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside pet prey prey animal preying preys productive livestock search for food searching for food stock farming uninhabited wildlife photography Aves Bird Birds Insect Insecta Insects West Africa Western Africa animal feed animal feeds breeding breedings cattle livestock