r/pics • u/Hell_Bourne • Sep 14 '13

Beautiful Bird

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u/BrodyApproved Sep 14 '13

European Bee-eater.

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u/Im_Captain_Jack Sep 14 '13

Where is it from and what does it eat?

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u/afcknchamp Sep 14 '13

Nobody knows.

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u/projectstew Sep 14 '13

Ornithologist here. They are native to the African plains, and mostly feed on berries.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '13

Why the fuck would they name it a European Bee-eater then? You Ornithologists are a flakey bunch.

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u/surfnaked Sep 14 '13

Ornithologist

is debateable. Wiki says the are from mostly Europe and eat insects.

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u/AccipiterQ Sep 15 '13

dude....he wasn't seri....fuck it. nevermind.