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Original posted by tmichael at 5/10/2013 15:24 
While it's frequently difficult to see what prey they are taking, one can often infer that it is bees/wasps (the name is "Guepier", wasp-catcher, in French in fact) from the way they land, 'juggle' wi ...
Two more photos, cropped to show close-up view of the prey.
The sting of the bee can be seen on one.
On that day (12 May 2013), I saw two blue-tailed bee eaters caught several bees (and bees only). The bird typically smashed the bee against tree branch to remove the sting before eating.
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Last edited by irsychan at 5/10/2013 21:05 ]
