Bee eaters

Jozsef L. Szentpeteri

National Geographic Magazine

Male bee-eaters fighting mid-air. Males are really aggressive during mating period. They strongly defend their small territory around the nesting hole, especially from other males. It is because of the risk of the mating of foreign males with the defended female, which might reduce the certain male's reproduction success.

Jozsef L. Szentpeteri, "Bee eaters," in POYi Archive, Item #41868, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/41868 (accessed November 22, 2024).