Germany trip July 2025

The colourful Bee Eaters.... 

Bee eater having fun with the food, knocking out the sting, and getting the bee in position for feeding the young chicks.

The leap from the branch, and unusual angle but the bird done a back flip to create this visual efect .... 

Part of the same sequence of the bee eater doing its back flip. 

This male is waiting to feed the young chicks, maybe its the time to make sure the bee is safe to eat, I noticed they all do this. 

Nice pose on the branch before feeding, they are very careful as to not give away the nest position. 

I found this bee eater always came out of the nest backwards, am sure it had a reason, 

but gave the opportunity of a interesting image 

Again backwards but again gives a interesting wing action

Their diet also extends to wasps, hornets, butterflies, crickets, and much more, but are masters at catching their prey in flight 

One with dragon fly and other with bumble bee. 

finding a cricket when they trim the long bushes and long grass around the vineyards, provides larger varieties of food.

2 - 0 Cricket !!!!

Also finding this beautiful Linnet sitting on same branches as bee eaters.

Young Kestrel sitting in the shade of the trees on a very hot day... 35c that day

Finds a big green bug while sill seeking shade after a eating a shrew , lets call it desert !! 

I had a surprise visitor in the vineyards, my first Wryneck, was like a flash... But I will definitely look out for these next time