http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/http://gallery.pictopia.com/providerasset/1/pictopia_logo.pnghttp://gallery.pictopia.com/providerasset/1/pictopia_logo.pngBee Eaters Photos in Gallery from National Geographic Print Store en-usFri, 02 Dec 2011 10:52:35 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867073/A brilliant blur as it plucks a butterfly from the air, the European bee-eater leads a colorful life on three continents.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 02 Dec 2011 10:52:35 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867073/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867073&size=128&m=1322851955.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867073&size=128&m=1322851955.01188997http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867073/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867086/Male bee eater leaves perch to find additional prey to court female.Joe Petersburger/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 16 Dec 2010 14:29:06 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867086/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867086&size=128&m=1292538546.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867086&size=128&m=1292538546.01189000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867086/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867096/A dragonfly has no stinger, but a bee-eater will beat it senseless anyway, the same way it handles its namesake prey.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 01 Jul 2010 13:23:10 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867096/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867096&size=128&m=1278015790.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867096&size=128&m=1278015790.01189002http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867096/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867101/It's more than 4,000 miles from bee-eaters' winter range in southern Africa to their summer breeding grounds in central and eastern Europe, but the birds can span the distance in roughly three weeks, flying as far as 300 miles a day.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 24 Jul 2009 02:56:05 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867101/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867101&size=128&m=1248429365.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867101&size=128&m=1248429365.01189003http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867101/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867066/For a male bee-eater, mating depends on finding food-such as a dragonfly.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionFri, 24 Jul 2009 02:56:05 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867066/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867066&size=128&m=1248429365.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867066&size=128&m=1248429365.01188996http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867066/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867080/Beaks replete with prey, a band of bee-eaters eye their nests nearby.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 30 Apr 2009 14:49:36 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867080/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867080&size=128&m=1241128176.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867080&size=128&m=1241128176.01188998http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867080/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867052/After snatching a bumblebee in midair, a bee-eater uses a time-tested technique to avoid a sting: It whacks the insect against a branch until it's immobile, then rubs the stinger on the bark to expel the venom.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionWed, 29 Apr 2009 04:52:16 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867052/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867052&size=128&m=1241005936.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867052&size=128&m=1241005936.01188991http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867052/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867060/Before a bee-eater shares his catch with his mate, he woos her by conspicuously preparing his offering-tossing around a may bug before knocking it out. Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionMon, 17 Nov 2008 12:30:16 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867060/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867060&size=128&m=1226953816.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867060&size=128&m=1226953816.01188994http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867060/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867061/After eating her fill, the female emits a gobbling sound to beckon her suitor, who approaches with wings fluttering to maintain his balance.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionSat, 04 Oct 2008 06:56:54 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867061/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867061&size=128&m=1223128614.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867061&size=128&m=1223128614.01188995http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867061/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867058/In Hungary, adults fly to and from the nest tunnel they pecked and scratched into a sandy bank, foraging constantly to feed their ravenous chicks. Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionSat, 04 Oct 2008 06:56:54 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867058/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867058&size=128&m=1223128614.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867058&size=128&m=1223128614.01188993http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867058/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867088/A male bee-eater displays his catch-a dragonfly-to attract his mate. Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:33 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867088/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867088&size=128&m=1221175833.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867088&size=128&m=1221175833.01189001http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867088/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867082/An adult in Romania delivers food inside the nesting chamber.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:33 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867082/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867082&size=128&m=1221175833.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867082&size=128&m=1221175833.01188999http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867082/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867050/A bee-eater flies from the nest tunnel in a sandy bank in Hungary. As countries in Europe increasingly sheathe their riverbanks in concrete, bee-eaters are forced to dig their tunnels in sand mines and dumps.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:32 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867050/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867050&size=128&m=1221175832.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867050&size=128&m=1221175832.01188990http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867050/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eatershttp://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867055/Brandishing stiletto-like beaks, male bee-eaters clash during mating season, when a colony's pecking order defines which birds will breed - and which ones won't.Jozsef Szentpeteri/National Geographic Image CollectionThu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:32 -0000http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867055/National Geographic Print Store//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867055&size=128&m=1221175832.0//pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:5867055&size=128&m=1221175832.01188992http://gallery.pictopia.com/natgeo/gallery/56751/photo/5867055/In the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee EatersIn the Magazine/Past Issues/October 2008/Bee Eaters