Carmine Bee-eater spends most of her day flying high over mangrove swamps, grassy plains, and open pastures. As the largest of the African Bee-eaters, She can overhaul her Prey in mid-air. Moreover, Carmine Bee-eater can de-venom a Honey Bee in mid-flight.
Carmine Bee
-eater usually lives in colonies with over a thousand members. Along with her fellow Birds, She riddles the earthen cliff where they live with deep holes for her nest. Hurling beak first against a standing cliff, Carmine Bee-eater will continue until She makes a depression. Once that is made, She will then finish her burrow, by pecking from a standing position.
When Carmine Bee-eater hunts insects, She is inventive. Riding on the backs of Antelope or Koi Bustard, She eats the Insects that are disturbed by Them. She will even perch on tractor cabs to snatch Insects caught in the machine’s slipstream. Sometimes Carmine Bee-eater will skim over the water, submerge Herself and catch a Fish.
A successful predator, Carmine Bee-eater is called “Cousin to the fire” in Africa. She plucks Insects escaping the flames. Carmine Bee-eater seizes opportunities where She finds them. Just remember to be as skillful as She is or you will get singed if you get too close to the fire.
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Science Notes:
1. Scientists have divided Carmine Bee-eater into two species. The Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nuacordes) is the larger of the two. Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus) has blue-green throat plumage instead of red.
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