Title

Flock of southern carmine bee-eaters

Caption

Flock of southern carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides), sitting on a dead tree next to water in a breeding colony, Okavango River, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Date

Jun 14, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gianpiero Ferrari

Reference

BRK22F51_420

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3542 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Aves Bee eater Bee eaters Bee-eater Bird Birds Botswana Botswanan Coraciiformes Flock of Many Animals Meropidae Merops nubicoides No People Okavango Delta Okavango River Okavango Swamp Southern Africa Southern carmine bee-eater Southern carmine bee-eaters Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals alluvial land alluvium animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild bee-eaters behavior behaviour biotope biotopes bird colonies bird colony bird photography bog boggy breed breeding breeding area breeding colonies breeding colony breeding ground breeding grounds breeding season breeding site breeding time breedings cadaver carcass carcasses colonies colony countryside courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping dead dead animal delta deltas deserted display displaying empty estuaries estuary fauna flock flock of flock of birds gregarious animal gregarious animals group group of animals groups groups of animals habitat herd herd of animals herds incubate incubating landscape landscapes marsh marsh area marshland marshy mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures moor mouth muddy natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside perched perform the courtship display protected area reserve reserves river river delta river mouth rivers rookery rutting season sanctury scenery several several animals sit sitting social behavior social behaviour social behaviours swamp swamps swampy swarm swarm of birds tree trees uninhabited water waters wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour display behaviour imprinting many numerous overawing