European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) immature overlooks the entrance to the nest; The immature are black iris, adult red iris

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European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) immature overlooks the entrance to the nest; The immature specimens , are distinguished from adults because they have the iris black and not red

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Photo credit: © Giovanni Giuseppe Bellani / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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