A team of researchers has now shown that fly larvae in nests of European bee-eaters help clean the nest ... with a nest chamber at the end. From egg-laying to fledging of the offspring, a ...

Bee-eaters, pictured at their burrows at the quarry, raise their chicks communally Mark Thomas, from the bird conservation charity, said the European bee-eater trio - which included a nesting pair ...

When honeyguides invade, they’ll puncture the bee-eater’s eggs before laying their own. This kills some of the eggs outright and weakens others. If any chicks survive to hatching, they’re ...

Now scientists reveal that, unlike in cuckoos, the resemblance between honeyguide eggs and those of their bee-eater bird hosts hasn't evolved to trick hosts into accepting the imposter egg as one ...

A group of youngsters, who were on a birding exercise in Sirumugai near Mettupalayam earlier this week, spotted European bee-eaters. According to V. Sharan, who claimed that this was a rare ...

The stunning little bird, which has a kaleidoscopic plumage, is only an occasional visitor to the UK and is mostly found in Africa and Asia. Its feathers are a riot of shades which look like they ...