White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), Uda Walawe National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched on twig squabbling, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) about to land on twig, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched on twig, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched on twig, calling, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched together on twig, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched on twig, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair perched on twig, Bulgaria

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) perched on twig, Bulgaria

Elk standing near tree

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), couple with bridal present, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) perched on a branch, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) approaching a branch with spread out wings, National Park Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) sits on branch, National Park Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), couple sits on branch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), couple sits on branch, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe