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Nesting Birds – European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) 🪺🦅

The honey buzzard is a remarkable bird with a unique diet, primarily feeding on the larvae of wasps and bees. This daring bird fearlessly invades hives and honeycombs, undeterred by swarms of angry stingers. Remarkably adapted to its hazardous meals, the honey buzzard is equipped with protective scales on its legs and feet, acting like armor against bee stings. Its body is shielded by dense, overlapping feathers, providing additional defense. The bird's curved beak is another evolutionary boon,

An underground wasp nest dug up by a honey buzzard. The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), also known as the pern or common pern, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

European honey buzzard – Chick development in the nest

Portrait of European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus in the wild.