A digital illustration of a little bee-eater. The bird sits on a branch with pink and lilac blush flowers.
The bird sits with its head turned backwards to create an interesting shape. The drawing is drawn in vectors and for the background I added a soft crumpled paper texture in a soft blue shade.
The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a common resident bird in sub-Saharan Africa. The dwarf bee-eater is the smallest bee-eater, about 16-17cm long. The bird weighs 13 to 19 grams. Male and female resemble each other. They both have bright colours in their plumage: yellow throat, dark eye stripe and a green crest. The green runs further back over the back and mantle. The yellow throat is bordered by a narrow dark throat band with reddish-brown underneath that gradually changes to ochre to pale yellow on the belly. The tail is weakly forked to almost rectangular and has no extended tail pins. The wings are green and brown with a black tip. The dark throat band is missing in the immature bird; the belly and breast are then light green.
Dwarf bee-eaters live in pairs or swarms. They usually sit on a low branch or wire fence from where they perform hunting flights. They mainly eat insects, especially bees and hornets, and rid themselves of the stings by repeatedly striking the insect against a hard surface.
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