Groove-billed Ani - Chuchubi Pretu

Young Ani.

The Groove-billed Ani (Wikipedia),   (Crotophaga sulcirostris) ,  is a large near passerine bird in the cuckoo family. It is a resident breeding species from southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, south to western Ecuador, Brazil, and northern Argentina.

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Info: C.de Haseth and G.van Buurt

Bee Swarm in our garden.

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About 45000 bees.

Another queen with her own swarm of bees.

About 9000, this time.

The bee-keeper.

Getting ready.

Spraying honey on the bees.

Catching the bees in a box.

Done!

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The Queen and her bees, looking for a good place to nest.

First, they came swarming in. Looking for a suitable place to build a nest.

The next day we saw them clustering together. Too close to our house for comfort.

45000 bees protecting the Queen.
A large group of bees flew away, this morning. We expect them to be back this afternoon. That is when the bee-keeper will be there too. The bees that stayed on the nest are busy as bees, doing a great job; whatever that is.

An even larger group hang out in a small tree April 2013

Dalakochi - "Alien"

Photo: Derk Cools

Tiny Blue Butterfly

Kleine Blauwe Vlinders

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Tiny Blue Butterfly

Bees in my garden!

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