European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster

Guêpier d'Europe

European Bee-eater
A migrating group of several hundred bee-eaters flying over the Greek island of Astipalea during autumn!
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  • Abejaruco europeo
  • abelharuco-europeu
  • Bienenfresser
  • Merops apiaster
  • Coraciiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Meropidae
Species : European Bee-eater

Geographic range by countries


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O.Net ref. : doza155726
Author :
Dreams of ... Nature ...

Shooting

date : 2007 Sep
Country : Greece (gr)
Region : South Aegean
Place : Astypálaia Astypálaia
Lat. : 36° 32' 59'' North
Lng. : 26° 21' 0'' East

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Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/800 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 130 mm

Iso : 100

Flash : no