Pictures of Birds

Whitefronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

A medium sized bird distributed from Kenya and Gabon, in the north to the Orange Free State province of South Africa, in the south. It is a very common resident.
Habitat: Woodland especially near water.
Usually found in small groups. When feeding it swoops from its perch to catch insects in the air.
Nests in an inclined burrow made in a bank, from September to October.

The Whitefronted Bee-eater in the bottom picture is sunning itself.

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