23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Offering

During my trip to Zimbabwe, Zambezi river as a part of volunteer program for the Victoria Falls Wildlife Hub I had a chance to observe and photograph this couple of African bee-eaters. We were stopping at the bank of Zambezi river for wildlife observations and I saw this birds constantly catching some insects above the water surface. I was please to photograph the moment when the male was offering a "gift" to the female bee-eater - a small insect. This is a well known behaviour for the bee-eaters and I had to be patient to watch them for long time and to be able to witness it in the wild.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Copyright: © Rumyana Whitcher