Bee-Eaters - Colourful AcrobatsClosely related to Kingfishers and Rollers - and certainly just as colourful -Bee-eaters are skilled and specialised predators of bees and other wingedinsects. Their prey is taken in mid air, usually after some accomplishedacrobatics, and often brought to a perch to be immobilised and swallowed.Watching these bold and energetic birds is hugely entertaining and becausemany species are quite relaxed in the presence of man, photographicopportunities come readily. For these reasons, Bee-eaters are among themost admired of birds.
DucksAcross the world, ducks and geese are symbolic of wild places, eventhough an increasing number are adapting to man-made environments.Together with swans, the ducks and geese belong to the family Anatidae,which are sometimes known collectively as 'waterfowl'.