European Bee-eater Merops apiaster, Ariège, France. The female (in front) awaits the offering which the male will make.

Scoring:

+ 3 😊 Best
+ 1 🙂 Good
+ 4 😐 OK
+ 3 🙁 Unsure
+ 3 ☹️ Bad

Topics:
   + 2 birds
   + Coraciiformes courtship feeding
   + Coraciiformes of Ariège

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• Artist: Pierre Dalous
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• Original datetime: 28 May 2012
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