Foto at top: Lesbos Bijeneter 20 meter sun D300 Nikkor 300mm f/4D equivalent 900 mm total camouflage.

Bee-Eater (Bijeneter): Digs nest in (sand) hole, dune or ridge. Catches flying insects. Photographed in Lesbos and Algarve. Juveniles sometimes more green, adults often more blue.

Little green Bee-eater (Kleine Groene Bijeneter): Photographed in Israel.

Roller (Scharrelaar): Very shy, Breeding in hole or nestboxes in protection projects like in Extremadura, Spain. Sometimes makes unpredictable twists and turns in flight, so his name is “Roller”.