One of the most attractive birds, is particularly popular, recognized by European bee-eater, has an incredibly original appearance.Her head (upper half), as well as chest and neck are bright red (with a brown tinge) color.This color gradually becomes a yellow, almost golden tone on the shoulders and back.The area under the tail painted in bluish-green color.Head sides greenish, from the eyes - black, velvety, the throat is bright yellow color, like the chin, below the lateral line is black.The body of the birds at the bottom of the blue-green surface of the upper wings of blue-green, large and medium-sized wings shade of brown.Third-blue wings, secondary - rich chestnut color, the primary wings are narrow green grounds and painted blue-green color.
European bee-eater has a particularly expressive beautiful greenish-blue tail, middle pair of feathers somewhat lengthened in comparison with the others and stands in black shade, pointed tips of feathers.Bee-eater has a beautiful curved, almost graceful arched a long beak with a sharp tip.The characteristic feature of it: low red legs and red expressive eyes.The male somewhat more intense coloration than the females.The length of each individual of about twenty-six centimeters, and the scope of its wings is forty-five centimeters.
Amazingly beautiful exquisite European bee-eater is a resident of the South, its homeland - a country with a tropical or subtropical climate.Today, it is widespread in Morocco, in the northern part is known in countries such as France, Italy, the Balkans, Australia, Hungary.The bird lives in the Crimea (Ukraine), as well as in the vicinity of Kiev and Poltava, it can be found in Voronezh and in areas located at the Kama River and Sura.The bird lives on the territory extending to Kulunda steppe.Africans (North) and Asia (south-west), too often greeted her.Golden bee-eater (photo shown above) is able to nest above the sea (the height of about one and a half meters).Very rare bee-eater can be seen in Moscow and the Moscow region.
As you know, European bee-eater has a particularly smooth, graceful movements.Most often, it can be seen among a large flock, rising above the forest or field.In this incredibly beautiful birds and fast flying, it is beautifully and impressively hovers above the ground, resembling a fabulous creature.In the hot summer in the morning and afternoon bird usually soars high and continues to fly while remaining almost invisible to people.With such incredible heights it fixes the gaze creeping insects for food.Most of all she prefers this "delicacy", as insects endowed with webbed wings.
Beautiful and prompt golden bee-eater bird is a certain lifestyle, peculiar to this type of birds.Particularly interesting moments observing its habits.Despite the seeming innocence of such a bird is able to cause some damage to agriculture.It is virtually on the fly destroys the bees, ruining their nests.When hunting in the steppe zone, bee-eater chooses as a target and begins to attack the apiary.For this reason, in the southern regions it is called "bee-eater".
