''Rainbow Bee-eater''

The Rainbow Bee-eater is mostly turquoise green with a black line through its eye like a bandit, and another under its yellow throat. With its long black beak it really does catch bees, beating them on a branch until they can no longer sting before tossing them down. It catches most of its insect food while flying from trees or low shrubs.

When building a nest the Rainbow Bee-eater gets away from the light altogether. It digs a long tunnel in a bank and lays four to five eggs in a chamber at the end. In southern Australia it is too cold for bee-eaters in winter so they fly north to New Guinea.

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D MkII
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Title:	''Rainbow Bee-eater''
Username:	wildlifephotographer
Uploaded:	6 Dec 2010 - 5:07 AM
Tags:	Wildlife / nature
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