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Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus)

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Blue-cheeked bee-eaters

© Dr. Altay Zhatkanbayev
Blue-cheeked bee-eater pair on a branch

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen
Blue-cheeked bee-eater with prey

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen
Close up of blue-cheeked bee-eater with prey

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen
Adult blue-cheeked bee-eater with grasshopper prey

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater in flight with prey

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater in flight

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater in flight with prey

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen
Blue-cheeked bee-eater sunbathing

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
A pair of blue-cheeked bee-eaters sunbathing

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater stretching wing

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Adult blue-cheeked bee-eater vocalising

© Tony Heald / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater calling

© William S. Clark / www.flpa-images.co.uk
Pair of blue-cheeked bee-eaters displaying

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater at entrance to the nest

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eater courtship

© Mike Brown / gettyimages.com
Blue-cheeked bee-eaters mating

© Dr. Altay Zhatkanbayev
Blue-cheeked bee-eaters mating

© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com

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