A pair of Europe’s most colorful birds were spotted in central Germany yesterday after having returned to their breeding grounds from their winter grounds in Africa. Merops apiaster, commonly known as ...

Adventurous eaters sometimes bite off more than they can chew. This European bee-eater was spotted last week attempting to chow down on a bat, possibly a Kuhl’s pipistrelle. Photographer Shuki Cheled ...

A COLONY of European migratory birds known as bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) that sometimes overshoot north of its normal range of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia and occasionally ...

For recent graduate and wildlife sound recordist Arjun Dutta the sight of bee-eaters in Britain reminds him of university research in Bulgaria. Show more A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday ...

Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates, such as insects, that are attracted to the nest because of the stable climatic conditions ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Understanding departure decisions of migratory birds and the environmental factors affecting them is important for predicting their ...

A rare bee-eater bird is believed to be on the "verge of laying again" in the UK after its first attempt was thought to have been upset by a predator. Last month, three of the birds made a historic ...

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The stunning little bird, which has a kaleidoscopic plumage, is only an occasional visitor to the UK and is mostly found in Africa and Asia. Its feathers are a riot of shades which look like they have ...

Bird nests are home not only to the bird parents and their offspring but also to other inhabitants, such as insect larvae, which take advantage of the favorable climatic conditions and abundant supply ...