White-fronted Bee-Eater near nest tunnel

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SKU NGAF17296 Categories African Birds, Wildlife Tags 4 chambered heart, Alcediniformes, alert, allofeeding, altricial chicks, animal, animals, Aves, Avian, bees, Birds, birdwatching, breeding, clans, colonial nester, colony, colourful, communal rooster, cooperative breeding, Coraciliformes, decurved beak, excavate, Green, gregarious, grooming, habitat, hawking, incubation, insectivore, Meropidae, Merops bullockoides, near Passerines, nesting holes, non-breeding helpers, ornithology, Plumage, pouncing, quarrelsome, red throat, relatives, resident, Riverine, Rufiji River, Safari, sallies forth, sand banks, Selous Game Reserve, socially monogamous, stun prey, tanzania, Travel, tunnels, Vertebrate, warm blooded, white forehead, White-fronted Bee-Eater, wild animals, wildlife, wildlife habitat, wildlife images, wildlife photography, wildlife photos, wildlife pictures, woodlands

Description

White-fronted Bee-Eaters nest in large colonies on riverbanks where the soft alluvial soil is ideal for digging their two meter long tunnels in an attempt for safety in numbers

Photographer: Nick Greaves