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 ...

They catch insects in flight, dig tunnels in sandbanks in which they lay their eggs and ... up of the little bee-eater, Southern carmine bee-eater, swallowtail bee-eater, the European bee-eater ...

The designs on the eggs are colourful and elaborate, and unlike most Easter eggs, the designs aren't painted on — they're 'written' using beeswax and then dyed with colour. It's a Ukrainian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mark Thomas, from the bird conservation charity, said the European bee-eater trio - which included ... with the female believed to have been incubating eggs. However, the birds' behaviour suddenly ...