Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster, 🇩🇪 Bienenfresser, 🇵🇱 żołna) literally feed on bees and other stinging insects, such as wasps or hornets. To avoid being stung, they remove the sting from the insect they catch by smashing it against a tree while holding it in their beak.
Eine Handvoll Erdnüsse gibt es hier seit Herbst täglich. Ich beobachte den Raub sehr oft und habe ihn heute (mit meinem 37 Jahre alten Tele) fotografiert.
Die beiden Bilder erklären warum ich Elstern mehr mag. 😍
I spotted this young (you can tell by the length of its beak) kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, 🇩🇪 Eisvogel, 🇵🇱 zimorodek) far from the river and its parents, waiting to be fed. Although it can fly, it hasn't learned to hunt yet and is dependent on its parents for food. But the parents already have new chicks, which have priority for feeding. The start of an independent life is hard for birds.