Caption: Little Bee Eaters
John Lowin
Photography
Bee-eaters are mostly found in Africa and Asia, but some are found in Europe, Australia, and New Guinea as well. They are usually colorful and slender with elongated central tail feathers with the silhouette of swallows. And of course, they feed on insects like honey bees - and the coolest thing is that they know to remove insects' stingers (basically by beating it out of the insect).
Another unusual characteristic of these bee-eaters is that they are gregarious (form colonies) with monogamous parents, and the responsibilities of child-rearing are shared by both parents as well as the whole colony. Pretty cool, eh?
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